A
DIVINE
TRAGEDIE
LATELY
ACTED
,
Or
A
Collection
of
sundry
memorable
examples
of
Gods
judgements
upon
Sabbath-breakers
,
and
other
like
Libertines
,
in
their
unlawfull
Sports
,
happening
within
the
Realme
of
England
,
in
the
compass
only
of
two
yeares
last
past
,
since
the
Booke
was
published
,
worthy
to
be
knowne
and
considered
of
all
men
,
especially
such
,
who
are
guilty
of
the
sinne
or
Arch-patrons
thereof
.
Psal.
50.
vers.
22.
Now
consider
this
,
ye
that
forget
God
,
least
he
teare
you
in
peeces
,
and
there
be
none
to
deliuer
you
.
Gregorius
M.
Moralium
.
lib.
36.
c.
18.
Deus
,
etsi
quaedam
longanimiter
tolerat
,
quaedam
tamen
in
hac
vita
flagellat
,
&
hîc
nonnunquam
ferire
inchoatur
quos
aeterna
damnatione
consumat
.
Tibullus
Elegiarum
.
lib.
3.
Eleg.
7
-
—
Foelix
quicunque
dolore
Alterius
disces
posse
carere
tuo
.
Concil.
Paris
.
2.
lib.
3.
c.
5.
Salubriter
admonemus
cunctos
fideles
,
ut
diei
Dominico
debitum
honorum
&
reverentiam
exhibeant
.
Quoniam
hujus
dehonoratio
,
&
à
Religione
Christiana
valde
abhorret
,
&
suis
violatoribus
animarum
perniciem
proculdubio
generat
.
Alex.
Alensis
ex
Hieron
.
P.
3.
Q.
32.
M.
4.
Art.
1.
Resol
.
Quis
dubitat
Sceleratiùs
esse
commissum
,
quod
graviùs
est
punitum
?
ut
Num.
15.
35.
ibid.
Anno
M.
DC
.
XXXVI
.
TO
THE
READER
.
CHristian
Reader
,
it
is
a
true
saying
of
that
royal
King
Salomon
Prov.
19.
29.
Iudgments
are
prepared
for
Scorners
:
that
is
,
for
such
who
contemne
the
precepts
and
admonitions
of
God
,
and
his
faithfull
Ministers
.
And
as
they
are
thus
prepared
,
so
are
they
oft
times
executed
upon
such
,
even
in
this
present
life
:
that
Gods
power
,
truth
,
and
justice
might
be
manifested
,
and
wicked
men
frighted
from
their
evill
courses
:
So
the
Psalmist
:
Psalm
.
9.
16.
The
Lord
is
knowne
by
the
judgment
that
he
executeth
;
the
wicked
is
snared
in
the
worke
of
his
owne
hands
:
the
reason
is
thus
rendered
by
the
Prophet
Isay.
c.
26.
9.
For
when
thy
judgements
are
in
the
earth
,
the
inhabitants
of
the
world
will
learne
righteousnesse
;
though
never
so
indocible
and
refractory
before
.
Neither
doth
God
so
inflict
his
judgements
,
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*
As
he
hath
done
on
the
4.
Commandement
itselfe
,
and
on
these
Infringers
of
it
.
as
to
have
them
presently
forgotten
;
but
he
stampes
a
Memento
on
them
;
having
so
done
his
marvelous
works
(
as
wel
of
justice
,
as
of
mercy
)
that
they
ought
to
be
had
in
remembrance
.
Psalm
.
111.
4.
Himselfe
therefore
hath
vouchsafed
to
record
(
even
in
sacred
writ
)
many
notable
examples
of
his
avenging
justice
,
both
generall
,
Nationall
,
and
personall
,
for
al
posteritie
to
contemplate
;
prefacing
some
of
them
with
a
special
Memorandum
for
our
more
serious
consideration
of
them
;
with
Luk.
17.
32.
Remember
Lots
wife
:
which
judgments
though
executed
many
thousand
yeares
past
,
yet
they
remaine
still
fresh
upon
record
,
as
done
but
yesterday
,
even
for
this
very
end
,
that
they
might
be
examples
unto
us
,
not
to
last
after
evil
things
as
they
lusted
,
nor
to
trace
the
footsteps
of
their
sinfull
wayes
,
lest
we
should
incurre
the
selfe
same
exemplarie
punishments
as
they
susteined
.
1.
Cor.
10.
5.
to
12.
And
as
God
himselfe
,
so
holy
men
of
God
in
all
ages
,
following
his
example
,
have
carefully
observed
,
and
registred
to
posteritie
the
speciall
most
remarkable
judgments
of
God
upon
obstinate
sinnes
and
sinners
of
all
sorts
,
(
with
which
not
only
ecclesiasticall
,
but
even
profane
Stories
,
are
fully
fraught
)
happened
in
the
ages
,
and
the
places
wherein
they
lived
:
Many
whereof
M
r.
Iohn
Fox
in
his
Acts
and
monuments
,
neere
the
end
,
M
r
Raynolds
,
in
his
Treatise
concerning
the
miraculous
discovery
and
punishments
of
murthers
and
Murtherers
.
Dr
Thomas
Peard
in
his
Theatre
of
Gods
judgments
,
with
sundry
others
,
have
collected
and
digested
into
intire
Tractates
,
the
very
reading
&
serious
perusall
whereof
,
would
no
doubt
daunt
the
most
professed
Atheist
,
&
reclaime
the
most
incorrigible
sinner
.
I
therefore
desiring
to
tread
in
their
pious
footsteps
,
having
received
from
good
intelligence
many
memorable
presidents
of
Gods
avenging
Iustice
upon
Sabbath-breakers
;
&
the
profaners
of
Sacred
times
devouted
to
his
service
,
happening
within
the
compasse
of
our
little
Iland
within
two
yeares
space
,
(
since
the
publication
of
the
Declaration
for
Sports
and
Pastimes
after
evening
Prayer
on
the
Lords
day
,
in
Parish
Churches
by
divers
(
[
a
](A17298-e400-b)
a
Nullam
habet
spem
salutis
ager
quem
ad
intemperantiam
Medicus
hortatur
:
Sence
.
Ministers
)
hath
sett
open
the
floudgates
to
this
presumptuous
Sinne
of
Sabbath-breaking
;
thought
it
a
part
of
my
bounden
duty
to
preserve
and
propagate
their
memorie
both
for
the
honour
of
Gods
truth
and
justice
;
the
vindication
of
the
intire
sanctifycation
of
his
sacred
day
,
(
which
he
hath
visiblie
pleaded
for
from
heaven
,
since
men
have
been
audaciously
profane
,
as
to
pleade
,
and
I
would
I
could
not
say
to
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b
See
the
doctrine
of
the
Sabbath
;
The
History
of
the
Sabbath
;
the
treatise
of
the
Sabbath-day
and
discourse
of
the
Sabbath
lately
printed
:
whichthough
they
condemne
the
very
name
of
Sabbath
,
as
Iewish
yet
they
are
all
characterised
with
that
name
and
title
.
write
and
preach
against
it
upon
earth
)
the
clearing
of
those
Ministers
innocency
,
who
now
unjustly
suffer
thorough
the
malice
of
ungodly
persecutors
,
and
raging
Prelates
,
for
refusing
to
joine
with
others
in
spurring
on
the
people
to
the
greedy
pursuite
of
this
crying
dangerous
Syn
,
to
the
ruine
of
their
Soules
,
their
bodies
,
and
shame
of
our
religion
,
and
the
monition
of
this
present
,
and
all
future
ages
,
to
beware
of
this
so
dangerous
a
transgression
.
How
God
hath
punished
this
very
Syn
in
former
ages
,
in
such
who
have
either
by
dancing
,
Sports
,
Pastimes
,
orunnecessary
Labors
and
travels
profaned
his
Sacred
day
,
I
meane
not
to
record
:
he
that
listeth
may
read
store
of
such
examples
registred
to
his
hands
in
the
Counsell
of
Paris
,
under
Lewis
and
Lotharius
anno
829.
l.
1.
c.
50.
(
which
relates
in
generall
;
That
many
present
in
this
Councell
were
eye-witnesses
,
and
others
of
them
had
it
by
relation
,
that
some
men
upon
the
Lords
day
being
aboute
their
husbandry
,
have
bene
slaine
with
thunder
,
some
punished
with
the
contraction
of
their
joynts
and
sinnes
,
some
even
with
visible
fire
have
had
their
bodyes
and
bones
burnt
up
in
a
moment
,
and
sodainly
resolved
into
ashes
,
and
that
many
other
terrible
examples
of
like
nature
hath
happened
and
did
fall
out
dayly
:
By
WHICH
IT
WAS
DECLARED
,
THAT
GOD
IS
MVCH
OFFENDED
WITH
THE
DISHONOVR
OF
SO
GKEAT
A
DAI
;
)
Petrus
Plessensis
in
Litania
major
Sermo
20.
In
Mathew
Paris
,
Historia
Major
Anno
1200.
p.
194.
in
Roger
Houenden
Anno
1200.
p.
822.
In
Mathew
Westminster
.
Flores
Historiarum
:
Anno
1200.
In
Vincentius
Beluacensis
,
Speculum
Morale
l.
3.
pr.
9.
Distinctio
9.
ofdances
,
In
the
flower
of
the
Commandements
,
printed
in
the
beginning
of
K.
Hen.
8.
fol.
159.
to
163.
In
Henricus
Gran.
Distinct.
9.
Exemp.
51.
in
the
Magdeburge
Centuries
Centurie
.
12.
c.
6.
In
Dr.
Bownde
his
doctrine
of
the
Sabbath
Edition
.
2.
p.
252.
to
263.
the
first
booke
:
in
Mr
Iohn
Feild
his
declaration
of
Gods
judgments
at
Paris
garden
:
in
Mr
Philip
Stubs
his
Anatomie
of
abuses
.
p.
185.
in
the
Practice
of
Piety
:
429.
to
434.
and
Dr.
Beard
his
Theatre
of
Gods
judgements
.
All
which
have
registred
sundrie
notable
Iudgements
of
God
upon
sundry
Sabbath-breakers
(
which
have
presumed
to
daunce
,
worke
,
or
travell
,
on
the
Lords
holy
day
)
of
purpose
to
shew
the
danger
of
profaning
holy
times
,
and
to
deterre
men
from
this
common
sinne
,
for
which
so
many
have
smarted
from
heaven
in
an
exemplarie
manner
.
I
shall
therefore
confine
my selfe
only
to
such
domesticke
examples
,
as
have
fallen
out
in
sundry
corners
of
this
our
Realme
within
these
two
yeares
,
of
purpose
to
refute
the
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*
2.
Pet.
2.
v.
16.
madnesse
of
those
Prophets
,
who
in
the
Presse
and
Pulpit
;
and
the
profanes
of
those
people
,
who
in
their
dauncing-greenes
,
and
may-pole
arbors
,
have
bene
so
audacious
,
as
to
affirme
,
the
Profanation
of
the
Lords
day
by
Maygames
,
Daunces
,
May-poles
,
Wakes
,
and
common
Labour
out
of
time
of
divine
Service
,
(
especially
after
evening
Prayer
)
to
be
no
sin
at
all
against
the
4.
Commandement
,
or
any
other
Law
of
God
or
man
;
but
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c
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c
See
the
History
,
Treatise
,
Discourse
,
&
Doctrine
of
the
Sabbath
accordingly
,
and
sunday
no
Sabbath
.
necessary
and
commendable
point
of
true
Christian
Liberty
(
they
should
have
sayd
of
carnall
and
heathenish
licentiousnesse
rather
)
from
which
the
people
must
not
be
debarred
;
But
let
these
blinde
guides
,
and
libertines
learne
from
these
examples
,
to
correct
this
their
erronious
judgment
,
and
practise
;
for
feare
the
Lord
make
them
the
next
examples
in
this
kinde
,
to
teach
others
to
keepe
his
Sabbaths
better
,
and
more
intirely
for
the
future
.
And
if
these
tragical
spectacles
of
divine
justice
will
not
perswade
them
,
that
such
profaning
of
the
Lords
most
Sacred
day
,
is
a
Syn
,
yea
and
a
crying
Syn
too
,
as
all
our
writers
,
(
yea
and
our
Prelates
generally
,
till
now
of
late
have
unanimously
defined
,
and
the
whole
State
in
Parliament
in
[
d
](A17298-e740-b)
d
1.
Car.
c.
1.
3.
Car.
c.
1
two
late
famous
Statutes
and
[
e
](A17298-e760-b)
e
1.
27.
H.
6.
5.
5.
&
6.
E.
6.
c.
3.
two
more
ancient
Acts
,
to
omit
our
[
f
](A17298-e780-b)
f
Of
the
Time
and
Place
of
Prayer
.
part
.
1.
Of
Disobedience
and
unlawfull
Rebellion
.
part
,
3.
p.
293.
293.
Homilyes
[
g
](A17298-e800-b)
g
The
Prayer
after
the
4.
and
10.
Commandement
.
Common
Praier
booke
,
[
h
](A17298-e820-b)
h
Canon
.
13.
163.
Canons
,
[
i
](A17298-e840-b)
i
Article
35
of
Ireland
.
56
Articles
,
and
[
k
](A17298-e880-b)
k
Queene
Elis
▪
Injunct
:
20.
Injunctions
,
which
conclude
the
same
)
I
say
have
adjudged
such
a
presumptuous
transgression
,
as
will
draw
downe
Gods
vengeance
on
mens
heads
;
Our
late
Soveraigne
K.
Iames
of
happy
memory
and
our
present
gracious
Soveraigne
Lord
R.
Charles
with
all
the
Prelates
,
Cleargy
and
people
of
the
Realme
in
the
first
yeares
of
both
their
Raignes
,
in
the
severall
Bookes
of
Common
Praier
,
and
order
for
the
publike
fasts
set
out
by
their
royall
authorityes
,
and
the
Bishops
advice
,
with
the
Consent
and
harty
desire
of
the
whole
Realme
for
the
abating
aversion
,
and
ceasing
of
those
dreadfull
eating
Plagues
which
then
swallowed
up
many
thousands
of
people
every
weeke
will
informe
them
;
That
amonge
other
Syns
,
The
profaning
OF
THE
SABBATH
(
So
King
Iames
his
Booke
styles
the
sunday
)
and
not
keeping
holy
the
Lords
day
,
was
one
cheife
cause
why
those
two
great
terrible
Plagues
(
and
why
not
also
this
great
Plague
which
is
now
begun
and
spread
much
abroade
)
brake
in
upon
us
;
to
the
destruction
not
of
some
few
Particular
persons
,
but
of
many
thousands
,
and
the
punishment
of
the
whole
Realme
,
and
Nation
in
generall
.
And
because
some
of
these
men
plead
most
falsly
,
that
the
chiefest
writers
of
the
reformed
Churches
are
of
their
opinion
,
[
l
](A17298-e1010-b)
l
Homil.
162.
in
Matth.
fol.
308.
Hom.
28.
in
Mar.
f.
35.
Hom.
56.
in
Lu.
f.
141.
Hom.
36.
in
Ioan.
f.
77.
Hom.
88.
in
Act.
Mr.
Rodolphus
Gualter
,
and
[
m
](A17298-e1040-b)
m
Comment.
in
Matth.
12.
&
14.
p.
376.
423.
in
Ioan.
7.
f.
293.
Wolfgangus
Musculus
(
men
of
principall
note
and
learning
amonge
them
)
will
both
assure
them
,
that
the
Lords
day
is
not
onely
WHOLLY
,
ONLY
,
AND
INTIRELY
TO
BE
SPENT
IN
RELIGIOVS
PVBLIKE
AND
PRIVATE
DVTIES
OF
GODS
WORSHIP
,
AND
THAT
DAVNCING
,
SPORTES
,
AND
PASTIMES
,
ON
IT
,
ARE
SINFVLL
,
AND
EXECRABLE
;
(
the
constant
judgment
of
all
forraigne
Protestant
divines
whatsoever
,
as
I
am
able
to
prove
;
what
ever
[
n
](A17298-e1070-b)
n
History
of
the
Sabbath
.
part.
2.
c.
6.
Inst.
9.
10.
Dr
Helyn
or
[
o
](A17298-e1100-b)
o
D.
●ooklinghton
Sunday
no
Sabbath
p.
8.
others
have
rashly
averred
to
the
contrary
;
But
likewise
further
informe
them
;
That
God
may
justly
revenge
the
great
contempt
of
his
Deity
in
profaning
his
Sacred
day
with
daunces
and
such
like
Revells
and
discorders
,
WITH
HORRIBLE
PVNISHMENTS
,
NEITHER
IS
IT
TO
BE
DOVBTED
(
saith
Mr
Gualther
)
THAT
THE
PROFANATION
OF
THE
LORDS
DAY
,
IS
NOT
THE
LEAST
CAVSE
OF
THE
EVILS
AND
CALAMITIES
OF
OVR
AGE
,
Yea
their
owne
most
illustrious
Cardinall
Robert
Bellarmine
(
whom
they
allmost
deify
when
they
doe
but
name
him
:
)
is
so
farre
a
Puritan
in
this
particular
,
that
he
not
only
spends
[
p
](A17298-e1150-b)
p
Concio
6.
9.
19.
20.
21.
4.
or
5.
whole
Sermones
against
dauncing
,
mummeries
,
maskes
,
and
such
like
Bacchanals
,
(
which
he
simply
condemnes
at
all
times
,
but
especially
on
sacred
festivals
and
Lords
dayes
as
most
detestable
profanations
of
them
;
)
but
likewise
professeth
;
that
the
practise
of
them
upon
sacred
times
,
was
the
occasion
of
all
the
publike
calamities
and
judgments
which
they
suffered
.
But
by
these
Daunces
,
Mummeries
,
Bacchanels
,
and
discorders
(
saith
he
)
we
polute
the
holy
dayes
of
the
Lord
:
and
yet
neverthelesse
do
we
inquire
the
reasons
why
God
doth
punish
us
?
why
we
are
slaine
in
our
very
houses
?
doe
not
the
Scriptures
cry
aloude
,
Sinne
maketh
a
people
miserable
:
And
there
is
no
evill
in
the
Citie
,
which
the
Lord
hath
not
done
.
Therefore
these
our
sinnes
of
profaning
the
holy
dayes
of
the
Lord
with
daunces
,
revels
and
bacchanals
,
have
procured
us
famine
,
and
poverty
,
and
pestilence
,
and
sedition
,
and
ALL
PLAGVES
AND
SCOVRGES
.
And
verily
(
saith
he
)
in
another
Sermon
.
I
vehemently
feare
,
that
if
we
proceed
to
celebrate
the
Bacchanals
with
mummeries
,
and
maskes
,
and
daunces
,
as
we
doe
at
other
times
,
and
to
provoke
God
to
wrath
,
with
so
many
wicked
Pastimes
,
our
sinne
will
be
growen
to
the
full
at
last
,
and
the
anger
of
the
Lord
be
so
farre
incensed
,
that
he
will
utterly
destroy
us
,
as
we
see
he
hath
destroyed
many
nations
,
for
what
I
pray
hath
destroyed
Grecia
?
But
even
that
very
thing
which
we
doe
?
They
were
men
exceedingly
given
to
drunkenesses
,
feasting
and
DAVNCING
,
(
and
that
upon
sacred
times
)
as
may
be
knowne
,
by
the
Orations
of
Basill
,
and
Chrisostome
.
But
what
hath
God
done
?
because
they
were
addicted
to
these
things
,
and
especially
to
DAVNCING
,
he
hath
imposed
such
a
severe
tyrant
(
to
wit
the
Turke
)
upon
their
necks
,
that
they
now
groane
under
the
yoke
,
and
are
pressed
with
so
heavy
a
burthen
,
THAT
THEY
HAVE
NEITHER
TIME
,
NOR
WILL
TO
DAVNCE
OR
CAPER
.
Thus
Bellarmine
to
his
greate
admirers
shame
and
refutation
.
If
then
this
sinne
of
profaning
the
Lords
day
,
by
dauncing
,
Maygames
,
Ales
,
Pastimes
,
or
unnecessary
travel
and
labour
,
drawe
downe
Gods
Plagues
and
vengeance
upon
whole
Kingdomes
and
Churches
,
as
these
authors
,
(
together
with
Mr.
Iohn
Feild
,
in
his
declaration
of
the
judgement
of
God
,
at
Paris
Garden
;
and
Humphry
Robarts
in
his
complaint
for
the
Reformation
of
divers
vaine
,
and
wicked
abused
exercises
,
practised
on
the
Sabbath
day
,
which
tend
to
the
hinderance
of
the
Gospell
,
and
increase
of
many
abominable
vices
:
printed
by
Richard
Iones
,
London
1580.
together
with
Mr.
Philip
Stubs
,
in
his
Anatomic
of
abuses
,
and
Mr.
Iohn
Nortbrooke
in
his
Treatise
where
in
dicing
DAVNCING
,
vaine
playes
and
Enterludes
,
with
other
idle
Pastimes
and
exercises
commonly
used
on
the
SABBATH
DAY
,
are
by
the
Word
of
God
,
and
ancient
writers
reprooved
,
printed
for
George
Bishop
▪
London
:
1579.
)
most
punctually
testifie
:
and
the
Practise
of
Piety
dedicated
to
his
Majesty
,
and
39.
times
printed
by
publike
authority
resolves
:
no
wonder
if
it
hath
lately
caused
God
to
unsheath
his
sword
of
exemplarie
justice
upon
these
particular
persons
,
(
that
I
speake
not
of
the
whole
Kingdome
in
generall
now
scourged
with
a
fresh
plague
and
lately
a
drought
)
whose
tragicall
examples
I
here
present
unto
your
view
,
to
deterre
all
others
from
this
Sinne.
It
is
a
true
saying
of
Cyprian
,
Praebentur
cunctis
Exempla
,
cum
fuerint
quibusdam
irrogata
Supplicia
.
The
Divine
Punishments
of
a
few
are
warnings
to
all
:
God
grant
that
these
may
be
so
to
us
.
Hee
(
saith
the
same
Father
)
is
over
audacious
,
who
strives
to
passe
over
there
,
where
he
hath
seene
another
to
have
fallen
;
hee
is
outragiously
bead-stronge
,
who
is
not
strucke
with
feare
,
when
he
beholds
another
perish
in
that
course
;
which
he
is
running
;
he
onely
is
a
lover
of
his
owne
safety
,
who
takes
warning
by
the
Deathes
of
others
:
and
he
alone
is
a
prudent
man
,
who
is
made
wise
by
the
Ruines
of
other
men
.
God
of
his
mercie
vouchsafe
that
the
exemplarie
deathes
of
these
few
here
specified
(
and
of
thousands
more
in
this
time
of
mortality
,
occasioned
by
this
Sinne
of
Sabbath-breaking
were
as
the
former
pests
;
Together
with
a
Plague
in
Pope
Pelagius
the
second
his
time
An.
Domin
.
591.
as
Petrus
Blessensis
in
his
20.
Sermon
de
Litania
majori
,
records
:
)
may
prove
life
to
many
;
and
the
judgements
on
some
,
become
remedies
to
cure
all
,
who
are
sicke
of
the
selfesame
Sinne.
Amen
.
Examples
of
Gods
judgments
VPON
SABBATH-BREAKERS
.
THese
Examples
of
Gods
judgements
hereunder
set
downe
,
have
fallen
out
within
the
space
of
lesse
then
two
yeares
last
past
,
even
since
the
Declaration
for
sports
(
tolerated
on
the
Lords
day
)
was
published
,
and
read
by
many
Ministers
in
their
congregations
;
for
hereupon
ill
disposed
people
(
being
as
dry
fewell
,
to
which
fire
being
put
,
quickly
flameth
forth
;
or
as
waters
,
pent
up
and
restrained
being
let
loose
,
breake
forth
more
furiously
)
were
so
incouraged
,
if
not
inraged
,
as
taking
liberty
dispensed
,
thereby
so
provoked
God
,
that
his
wrath
in
sundry
places
,
hath
broken
out
to
the
destruction
of
many
,
would
to
God
to
the
instruction
of
any
.
And
the
judgements
are
so
much
the
more
remarkable
,
that
so
many
in
number
,
as
here
are
observed
,
(
besides
many
more
,
no
doubt
which
have
not
come
to
our
eares
)
should
fall
within
so
narrow
a
compasse
of
time
,
so
thick
,
and
that
in
so
many
places
:
as
we
read
not
of
such
a
number
of
judgements
in
this
kinde
for
this
one
sin
throughout
the
whole
history
of
time
,
from
the
Apostles
hitherto
:
So
many
there
are
of
them
,
as
,
it
were
too
heathenish
to
impute
them
to
chance
,
&
too
much
stupidity
,
and
envy
of
Gods
glorie
,
not
to
acknowledge
the
speciall
hand
of
God
in
them
,
upon
such
transgressors
of
his
owne
sacred
day
:
And
it
were
to
be
wished
,
that
all
the
examples
in
this
kinde
,
within
this
compasse
of
time
;
were
diligently
collected
and
compiled
into
one
Narration
,
for
the
further
illustration
of
Gods
glory
,
and
for
admonition
to
all
Sabbath-breakers
,
who
if
they
repent
not
,
nor
surcease
from
such
their
profanesse
,
it
may
justly
be
feared
,
that
the
number
of
such
examples
will
be
daily
increased
,
till
they
make
a
heape
for
all
the
World
,
to
stand
amazed
at
.
In
the
meane
time
,
who
so
is
wise
,
and
will
observe
these
things
,
even
they
shall
understand
the
loving
kindnesse
of
the
Lord
:
Psal.
107.
43.
As
for
the
truth
of
them
,
I
have
good
testimony
under
the
hands
of
men
,
of
sufficient
credit
,
for
the
most
of
them
;
and
the
rest
hath
come
to
our
eares
by
credible
report
.
If
it
shall
so
fall
out
,
that
one
or
two
,
or
so
,
should
proove
otherwise
,
either
for
the
substance
,
or
circumstance
;
let
not
the
Reader
blame
me
,
who
have
used
my
best
diligence
to
inquire
out
the
certain
truth
of
them
all
,
and
I
am
sure
the
most
of
the
examples
are
confirmed
by
witnesses
without
all
exception
,
and
none
of
them
is
to
me
of
any
suspected
credit
;
So
as
here
are
no
fained
miracles
,
nor
fabulous
stories
,
nor
ould
Wives
tales
,
for
profane
Scoffers
to
ieare
at
,
and
play
upon
,
thereby
to
disgrace
and
discredit
all
truthes
in
this
kinde
,
as
some
of
late
have
done
(
History
of
the
Sabbath
.
part.
2.
chap.
7.
pag.
223.
)
but
these
examples
are
such
,
as
will
abide
the
and
search
of
this
present
age
,
wherein
are
yet
living
so
many
both
eare
and
eye
witnesse
of
them
.
EXAMPLE
.
19.
A
Miller
at
Churchdowne
,
neere
Glocester
,
would
EXAMPLE
.
20.
Richard
Benfield
an
Apparitor
in
the
parish
of
Hemsteed
Remarkable
it
is
,
that
where
the
Father
drew
ale
upon
the
Lordsday
and
so
profaned
it
:
In
the
same
place
his
Sonne
the
next
day
drew
his
last
breath
;
for
that
the
punishment
inflicted
was
stamped
with
the
resemblance
of
the
sinne
convicted
.
EXAMPLE
.
21.
At
Baunton
in
Dorcetshire
some
being
at
bowles
EXAMPLE
.
22.
One
good
man
Paul
neere
Stoke
in
Dorcetshire
,
EXAMPLE
.
3.
A
Mayd
at
Enfield
neere
London
,
hearing
of
EXAMPLE
.
23.
In
the
edge
of
Essex
neere
Brinkley
,
two
fellowes
working
in
a
chalke
pitt
,
the
one
was
boasting
to
his
fellow
,
how
he
had
angred
his
Mistrisse
with
staying
so
late
at
their
sports
the
last
sunday
night
,
but
he
sayd
he
would
anger
her
worse
the
next
Sunday
.
He
had
no
sooner
sayd
this
,
but
suddainly
the
earth
fel
downe
upon
him
,
and
slew
him
out
right
,
with
the
fall
whereof
his
fellowes
limbe
was
broken
,
who
had
been
also
partner
with
him
in
his
jollity
on
the
Lords
day
,
escaping
with
his
life
,
that
he
might
tell
the
truth
,
that
God
might
be
glorified
and
that
by
this
warning
he
might
repent
of
his
sin
and
reforme
such
his
profanesse
,
and
remaine
as
a
pillar
of
salt
,
to
season
others
with
feare
by
his
example
.
EXAMPLE
.
24.
The
last
Spring
a
Miller
hard
by
Wootton
in
Worcestershire
,
went
on
the
Lordsday
to
a
wake
,
whence
returning
home
againe
,
the
same
day
at
night
found
his
Mill
and
house
all
on
a
fier
;
this
was
testified
by
a
Minister
(
in
a
Reply
to
another
Minister
)
who
was
an
eye
witnes
.
EXAMPLE
.
25.
At
Woolston
in
the
same
Country
,
where
the
sayd
Ministers
father
had
beene
Minister
40.
yeares
,
and
by
Gods
blessing
upon
his
labours
,
had
reformed
things
very
well
,
yet
upon
the
publication
of
this
booke
in
printe
,
many
of
the
inhabitants
the
springe
following
,
were
imboldned
to
set
up
Maypoles
,
Morrice
daunce
,
and
a
Whitson
ale
,
continuing
their
rude
revelling
a
weeke
together
,
with
many
affronts
to
their
ancient
and
reverent
Pastor
:
but
it
pleased
God
,
that
not
long
after
,
a
sparke
from
a
smithes
shop
,
caught
in
that
roome
where
the
ale
was
brewed
,
and
though
meanes
were
ready
at
hand
,
yet
it
could
not
be
quenched
,
but
set
the
house
on
fire
,
and
presently
flew
to
the
barne
in
which
their
disorder
was
,
and
burnt
the
same
with
13.
dwelling
houses
more
,
most
of
whose
inhabitants
were
actors
or
abetters
in
the
same
:
This
is
testifieth
by
many
.
EXAMPLE
.
12.
At
Topudle
in
Dorceshiere
,
one
Iohn
Hooper
aliàs
Cole
,
upon
the
promulgation
of
the
sayd
Booke
,
was
let
downe
into
a
Well
to
cleanse
it
,
for
to
brew
beere
for
a
Whitson
ale
,
by
Francis
Laurence
,
aliàs
Smith
,
and
Stephen
P●pe
Churchwardens
,
which
Well
was
in
the
backe
side
of
Richard
Laurence
aliàs
Smith
.
Which
Iohn
Hooperfel●
from
the
rope
into
the
Well
,
where
he
dyed
.
EXAMPLE
.
26.
Richard
Iones
son
of
Widdow
Iones
,
Iul.
1634.
not
farre
from
Dorchester
,
being
severely
admonished
by
his
Mother
,
when
shee
understood
he
had
a
purpose
on
satturday
night
,
to
goe
on
the
Lords
day
with
other
companions
to
Stoake
to
play
at
a
sport
,
called
fiues
,
but
persisting
in
his
resolution
,
and
going
the
next
day
,
accordingly
being
the
Lords
day
at
Stoake
,
where
he
played
at
the
said
sport
,
at
night
returning
home
with
his
companions
,
Wm.
Burges
,
Wm.
Hill
,
Iohn
Edwards
,
after
they
had
there
wel
drunke
,
they
fall
first
a
justling
one
another
in
the
way
,
then
to
boxes
,
and
in
the
end
Edwards
stabbing
Iones
under
the
left
side
,
he
dyed
thereof
,
the
monday
night
following
about
seaven
of
the
Clocke
.
Behold
here
a
terrible
example
of
disobedience
,
to
Gods
holy
commandements
,
not
only
the
fourth
,
but
the
fifth
also
.
EXAMPLE
.
27.
At
Ovendeane
in
Sussex
about
9.
or
10.
miles
from
Alfriston
,
aliàs
Ason
,
one
Iohn
Arcold
,
of
the
age
of
one
or
two
and
twenty
yeares
,
eldest
sonne
to
Iohn
Arcold
,
a
blacksmith
dwelling
in
Ason
,
with
other
younkars
would
needs
fall
a
ringing
of
the
bells
on
a
Sabbath
day
,
presuming
the
Booke
for
Sports
gave
them
full
liberty
so
to
doe
.
One
of
the
Churchwardens
Robert
Kenward
hindred
them
from
their
jangling
;
whereupon
the
said
Arcold
,
and
his
companions
fell
in
some
contestation
with
him
,
telling
him
that
though
he
hindred
them
now
,
yet
they
would
ring
the
next
Sunday
,
whether
he
would
or
no.
But
the
said
Iohn
Arcold
the
ringleader
before
the
next
Sunday
came
,
was
strucke
with
a
sicknesse
,
in
which
he
continued
a
fortnight
or
3.
weekes
till
he
died
,
in
which
time
Robbert
Kenward
the
Churchwarden
,
repairing
to
him
,
and
putting
him
in
minde
of
his
bold
affronting
of
him
,
he
seemed
to
be
sorry
for
it
,
and
promised
,
if
God
would
be
pleased
,
to
restore
him
againe
to
his
health
,
he
would
never
doe
the
like
.
God
make
his
surviving
companions
,
and
all
others
,
wise
by
his
example
.
EXAMPLE
.
28.
At
Walton
upon
Thames
in
Surrey
,
not
farre
from
EXAMPLE
.
29.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1633.
Octob.
26.
after
the
booke
for
sports
was
known
to
be
published
in
print
,
David
Price
a
Welshman
,
servant
to
one
Thomas
Hill
,
a
knowne
Grasier
of
that
Country
,
coming
to
Banbury
with
his
drove
on
Satturday
night
,
declared
his
purpose
of
driving
them
the
next
day
,
early
in
the
morning
being
the
Sabbath
or
Lords
day
:
his
Host
where
he
lodged
,
disswaded
him
,
because
it
was
the
Sabbath
day
,
and
told
him
that
he
would
certainly
be
stopped
,
and
made
to
pay
for
it
according
to
the
Statute
.
Hee
answered
that
he
would
drive
them
,
and
let
me
see
(
saith
hee
)
who
will
hinder
me
.
So
in
the
morning
two
other
accompaning
him
,
he
went
to
fetch
the
Cattell
out
of
the
ground
,
one
that
knew
him
,
mett
him
at
the
Townes
end
(
not
yet
oUt
of
the
Towne
)
and
admonished
him
,
saying
,
What
,
David
,
today
,
today
?
he
made
no
answere
,
but
went
onward
,
and
though
for
any
thing
,
that
appeared
to
any
other
,
or
that
himselfe
complained
of
,
he
was
then
in
good
health
,
as
ever
he
was
,
yet
within
little
more
then
a
stones
cast
of
the
Towne
,
he
fell
downe
dead
suddainly
,
and
was
burried
in
Banbury
Church-yard
the
next
day
after
;
None
could
discerne
,
any
sensible
or
evident
cause
of
so
suddaine
a
surprizall
;
and
himselfe
gave
no
signe
of
any
paine
,
weakenesse
,
or
illnesse
,
till
the
instant
time
that
he
gave
up
the
ghost
.
EXAMPLE
.
(
5.
)
On
Ian.
25.
1634.
being
the
Lords
day
,
in
the
time
of
the
last
great
Frost
14.
younge
men
presuming
to
play
at
football
upon
the
yce
on
the
river
Trent
,
neere
to
Ganisborrow
,
comming
alltogether
in
a
scuffle
,
the
yce
suddainly
brake
,
and
they
were
all
drowned
.
EXAMPLE
.
30.
At
Wicks
a
Towne
betwixt
Colchester
and
Harwich
in
Essex
,
upon
Whitsunday
last
in
the
afternoone
two
fellowes
meeting
at
the
football
,
the
one
killed
the
other
.
EXAMPLE
.
31.
At
Oxford
this
last
Sommer
on
the
Sabbathday
,
one
Bally
Hawkes
a
Butcher
,
would
needs
goe
into
his
feild
with
an
hatchet
and
showell
to
mend
his
ditch
:
his
Wife
disswaded
him
what
shee
could
,
being
the
Sabbathday
,
but
he
said
he
would
goe
and
make
an
end
of
his
worke
,
which
he
did
,
for
suddainly
he
was
struck
dead
in
his
ditch
,
and
so
made
an
end
of
his
worke
,
and
his
life
together
.
EXAMPLE
.
32.
Also
at
Oxford
a
carpenter
undertaking
to
mend
a
Stage
in
S.
Iohns
Colleidge
on
the
Satturday
night
,
for
the
finishing
wherof
he
must
of
necessity
spent
some
part
of
the
Lords
day
morning
,
that
the
Stage
might
be
ready
against
the
Munday
following
,
he
that
night
fell
backward
from
the
Stage
,
being
not
farre
from
the
ground
,
and
brake
his
neck
,
and
so
ended
his
life
in
a
fearefull
Tragedy
.
EXAMPLE
.
33.
At
Iuye
Hinckley
a
mile
from
Oxford
(
about
the
time
when
May-poles
are
sett
up
)
on
the
Lords
day
after
evening
Prayer
,
when
most
of
the
Towne
were
at
the
May-pole
,
one
Iohn
Cooper
,
servant
to
master
Tinmore
of
the
said
Towne
,
going
along
the
street
,
a
Mayd
out
of
a
windowe
in
Iohn
Nicols
his
house
,
not
farre
from
the
May-pole
,
called
him
to
come
in
thither
;
where
also
was
another
Mayd
,
and
a
young
man
named
Christopher
younge
,
servant
to
Master
Willis
of
the
sayd
Towne
;
Iohn
Cooper
at
first
refused
to
come
to
them
,
but
the
mayd
earnestly
intreating
him
,
he
yeilded
to
her
,
and
being
come
in
,
sate
downe
by
the
other
two
,
where
having
sate
a
while
,
the
foresaid
Christopher
younge
spied
a
Gun
over
the
chimney
,
which
he
supposing
not
to
be
charged
,
fondly
tooke
downe
,
and
fell
a
tampearing
with
it
,
and
first
levelled
at
the
mayds
,
and
after
held
it
up
against
Iohn
Cooper
,
as
he
sate
,
and
unwittingly
lifting
up
the
Cocke
,
it
strucke
fire
,
and
the
peece
discharged
,
and
shot
the
said
Iohn
Cooper
through
the
shoulder
,
so
that
he
dyed
presently
,
being
heard
only
to
say
,
O
Lord
.
EXAMPLE
.
(
6.
)
At
Dover
the
very
same
Lords
day
,
that
the
booke
EXAMPLE
.
34.
A
young
man
neere
Bow
,
going
to
swimme
in
the
river
on
Essex
side
,
on
the
Lords
day
in
the
afternoone
,
was
drowned
.
EXAMPLE
.
35.
Two
boyes
of
S.
Albons
,
going
to
Verolanes
Ponds
,
a
mile
off
to
swimme
on
the
Lords
day
,
Iuly
19.
one
of
them
was
drowned
,
and
the
other
hardly
escaped
.
EXAMPLE
.
36.
At
Ramsey
in
Suffolke
,
a
tall
man
on
the
Lords
day
going
with
others
to
swimme
,
and
being
advertized
and
warned
of
a
hole
in
the
water
;
he
sware
that
there
was
no
place
there
could
drowne
him
,
but
by
and
by
on
a
suddaine
he
was
missing
,
being
now
under
water
,
and
so
drowned
.
EXAMPLE
.
37.
On
September
13.
1635.
being
the
Lords
day
,
two
young
men
of
the
Parish
of
S.
Dunstans
in
the
West
,
London
,
going
to
swimme
,
were
both
drowned
.
EXAMPLE
.
(
7.
)
At
Thurlow
in
Suffolke
,
one
making
a
Feast
to
his
freinds
on
the
Sabbath
day
,
for
joy
of
the
publishing
of
the
Booke
for
sports
,
was
the
next
day
pressed
to
death
,
by
the
suddaine
fall
of
a
faggot
stack
.
EXAMPLE
.
38.
At
Twiford
in
Buckinghamshire
,
a
fellow
playing
at
cudgels
on
the
Lords
day
(
or
as
some
say
,
upon
a
revell
day
)
receaved
a
hurt
in
the
face
,
whereof
he
dyed
the
next
weeke
.
EXAMPLE
.
39.
At
Lemster
,
one
Master
Powel
,
Ian.
1634.
on
the
Lords
day
serving
a
writt
of
sub
poena
(
and
that
of
purpose
on
that
day
as
is
credibly
reported
)
upon
one
Master
Shuit
a
Gentleman
,
this
he
did
in
the
Church-yard
,
so
soone
as
they
were
come
out
of
the
Church
:
Master
Shuit
thereupon
told
him
,
I
thought
you
had
beene
an
honester
man
then
so
,
to
doe
this
upon
this
day
;
he
replyed
,
I
hope
I
am
never
a
whit
the
more
dishonest
,
or
lesse
holy
for
that
:
having
spoken
this
,
he
suddainly
fell
downe
dead
,
and
spoke
not
a
word
more
,
his
wife
seeing
this
,
was
suddainly
struck
with
sicknesse
.
EXAMPLE
.
40.
A
fellow
in
Sommersetshire
being
to
make
a
tente
upon
the
Lords
day
,
for
a
faire
that
was
to
be
kept
upon
the
Munday
following
,
sayd
to
one
on
the
Satturday
,
that
they
would
reare
it
to
morrow
,
so
the
next
day
which
was
the
Lords
day
,
being
drunk
,
he
dyed
the
same
day
roaring
.
EXAMPLE
.
43.
At
Glassenbury
in
Sommersetshire
,
at
the
setting
up
of
a
May-pole
,
it
miscarrying
fell
upon
a
child
,
&
slew
it
,
and
it
is
reported
that
it
was
the
Churchwardens
child
,
who
was
the
cheefe
stickler
in
the
businesse
.
Also
when
the
May-pole
in
the
same
Towne
,
was
againe
the
second
time
a
setting
up
,
a
fire
tooke
in
the
Towne
,
so
as
all
the
people
about
the
May-pole
were
forced
to
leave
it
,
and
to
runne
to
the
quenching
of
the
fire
.
EXAMPLE
.
44.
A
May-Lord
of
misrule
,
not
farre
from
thence
became
madd
upon
it
.
EXAMPLE
.
45.
Also
at
Battersey
neere
London
,
the
last
yeare
a
notable
example
of
Gods
judgement
befell
a
fidler
,
the
youth
of
the
town
of
both
sexes
,
being
assembled
solemnly
to
set
up
a
garland
upon
their
may-pole
,
and
having
gott
a
Taber
and
Pipe
for
the
purpose
,
he
with
the
pipe
in
his
mouth
,
fell
down
dead
and
never
spake
word
.
EXAMPLE
.
41.
At
Corsham
in
Wiltshire
in
the
Whitsunweeke
,
at
a
whitson-ale
,
one
Marke
Hulbert
,
a
lusty
young
man
,
undertaking
to
act
the
fooles
part
,
was
so
extreamly
drunke
and
hurt
with
falls
taken
in
the
time
of
his
drunkenesse
,
that
shortly
he
tooke
his
bed
,
where
he
lay
very
loathsomly
,
in
most
grieuous
paine
,
until
the
sixth
day
of
Iune
,
being
the
Lordsday
,
on
which
he
dyed
at
4.
of
the
clocke
in
the
afternoone
(
the
usuall
time
for
youth
to
take
their
liberty
)
and
was
burried
the
same
day
before
9.
of
the
clocke
,
&
yet
he
burst
,
before
he
was
layd
into
his
grave
.
See
Iob.
31.
3.
EXAMPLE
.
46.
On
May
31.
1635.
being
the
Lords
day
,
one
Richard
Clerke
(
an
apprentise
unto
Timothy
Denorell
shoomaker
of
Sherston
in
the
Country
of
Wiltshire
,
within
3.
miles
of
Tedbury
,
)
being
drunke
at
the
Church-house
in
the
same
Parish
,
told
Henry
Larrum
of
the
same
Parish
,
that
was
then
in
the
same
place
drunke
likewise
with
the
Church-house
ale
,
that
he
the
said
Richard
,
would
either
hange
himselfe
,
or
drowne
himselfe
,
demanding
of
the
sayd
Henry
which
of
the
two
was
best
;
unto
whom
he
replyed
,
that
he
hoped
he
would
do
neither
;
on
the
day
following
,
being
munday
in
the
morning
,
the
said
Richard
Clerke
was
seene
to
goe
through
the
streat
,
without
a
bande
,
as
if
he
had
beene
going
about
his
masters
businesse
,
and
putting
on
his
band
without
the
Towne
,
he
gott
up
into
the
middle
of
a
tree
,
and
there
did
hang
himselfe
.
A
miserable
effect
of
carnall
liberty
and
profane
meetings
on
the
Lords
day
.
EXAMPLE
.
47.
The
31.
May
1635.
the
booke
of
recreation
was
read
in
the
Parish
Church
of
Alvelye
in
Comit.
Salop
,
in
the
afternoone
,
after
all
divine
exercises
publicke
ended
,
there
fell
out
a
bloody
fight
betwixt
3.
of
Alvelye
above
said
,
and
one
of
Envield
of
the
Country
of
Stafford
neere
Adjacent
,
in
so
much
that
the
man
of
Envield
was
sore
wounded
,
and
had
his
jaw-bone
broken
,
so
that
he
could
not
eate
his
meat
for
the
sustaining
of
nature
;
In
his
extremity
he
layd
his
death
to
the
charge
of
the
other
3.
The
Churchwardens
of
the
Parish
of
Alvelye
above
said
,
presented
these
4.
for
profaning
of
the
Sabbath
to
my
Lord
his
grace
of
Canterbury
(
to
use
the
words
of
the
relation
)
being
the
time
of
his
metropoliticall
visitation
,
since
which
time
two
of
the
parties
fledd
;
the
third
was
committed
to
prison
in
Shewsbury
,
and
was
the
next
assises
to
come
to
his
answere
.
EXAMPLE
.
48.
In
March
,
betwixt
1634.
and
1635.
at
Billericay
in
Essex
,
one
Theophilus
Pease
,
the
Ministers
sonne
of
that
towne
,
went
to
ring
the
bells
on
the
Sabbath
day
,
whom
the
Churchwardens
for
that
time
hindered
;
But
against
the
next
Sabbath
,
he
gathered
a
company
together
,
saying
he
would
ringe
in
dispite
of
the
Churchwardens
.
While
he
was
a
ringing
,
he
was
taken
with
a
giddinesse
like
one
drunke
,
and
so
sickned
,
and
about
three
dayes
after
dyed
.
EXAMPLE
.
49.
Anno
1635.
Ianuarie
or
there
about
in
Chichester
Diocesse
,
one
Thomas
Perkin
,
a
willfull
and
usuall
profaner
of
Gods
Sabbath
in
Hailing
South
,
being
ringing
on
a
Sabbath
day
,
the
rope
tooke
him
up
,
and
flinging
him
about
8.
foot
high
,
he
fell
downe
on
his
head
,
and
was
taken
up
dead
,
and
so
remained
long
,
but
life
at
last
was
gotten
into
him
,
yet
the
bruise
in
his
head
is
so
great
and
dangerous
as
death
is
expected
,
and
little
hope
of
life
remaineth
.
EXAMPLE
.
50.
At
Craies
,
two
miles
from
Billerikey
,
a
servant
of
Master
Holdsworth
Minister
there
,
ringing
on
the
Sabbath
,
his
Master
sent
to
forbid
him
:
but
he
would
ring
still
,
and
before
he
had
done
ringing
,
he
was
strucke
sicke
,
and
a
while
after
dyed
.
This
was
a
little
after
the
booke
for
sports
was
publikely
read
in
the
Church
.
EXAMPLE
.
51.
In
Iune
1635.
on
the
Lords
day
,
the
Tapster
and
Chamberlaine
of
the
Queenes
head
in
Southwarke
,
ridd
into
Kent
to
be
merry
,
and
having
drunke
liberally
,
riding
homewards
,
the
one
of
them
fell
from
his
horse
,
and
broke
his
necke
.
EXAMPLE
.
52.
Also
in
Iune
1635.
and
as
some
report
the
very
same
Lords
day
,
in
Southwarke
at
the
red
lion
,
neere
S.
Georges
Church
,
in
the
afternoone
,
a
man
with
another
sate
drinking
so
longe
,
that
the
other
about
sixe
of
the
clocke
departing
,
fell
a
sleepe
so
,
that
he
never
awaked
againe
.
EXAMPLE
.
(
8.
)
At
Hellingsby
5.
or
6.
miles
from
Ason
in
Sussex
,
the
booke
being
read
on
the
Lords
day
,
in
the
Church
by
the
Minister
,
on
the
next
day
being
Munday
,
an
honest
man
,
one
Tomkins
being
on
his
way
,
a
neighbour
overtakes
him
,
and
scoffingly
askes
him
,
if
he
would
goe
daunce
with
him
the
next
Sunday
;
to
whom
the
man
aswered
,
take
heed
that
thou
be
not
dauncing
in
hell
before
that
day
come
,
or
before
it
be
longe
;
By
the
next
weeke
Gods
hand
fell
on
this
Scoffer
,
that
himselfe
and
two
more
of
his
family
dyed
.
EXAMPLE
.
53.
In
the
moneth
of
Iuly
1634.
one
Master
Quince
the
Chirurgion
of
the
Tower
of
London
,
having
an
horse
to
sell
,
&
meeting
with
a
chapman
,
went
to
Coleman-street
,
where
the
horse
was
kept
,
to
see
and
contract
for
him
,
on
the
Lords
day
in
the
afternoone
;
the
horse
being
sadled
,
M.
Quince
gets
upon
his
back
,
to
shew
his
chapman
how
well
he
would
pace
;
which
done
,
as
he
was
a
lighting
of
his
backe
,
his
foote
,
which
lighted
on
the
ground
slipped
,
the
other
foote
hung
in
the
stirrup
,
so
as
he
fell
to
the
ground
,
and
with
the
fall
brake
his
thighbone
short
off
,
so
that
he
was
carried
from
the
place
to
an
house
neere
adjoyning
,
where
he
lay
in
great
paine
,
and
agonye
for
8
▪
weekes
space
or
more
,
allmost
despairing
of
his
life
,
and
never
stirring
out
of
his
bedde
:
at
last
it
pleased
God
,
by
degrees
to
recover
and
restore
him
to
the
use
of
his
legge
againe
,
he
having
little
use
of
it
,
(
&
that
with
great
paine
)
for
halfe
a
yeares
space
and
more
.
His
sonne
had
disswaded
him
from
riding
,
because
it
was
the
Lords
day
;
and
himself
hath
since
acknowledged
it
a
just
judgement
of
God
upon
him
for
profaning
that
sacred
time
,
which
hath
made
him
more
carefully
to
frequent
the
Church
,
and
to
avoyd
the
profanation
of
the
Lords
day
ever
since
.
This
the
party
himselfe
,
and
most
of
the
Tower
can
testify
.
EXAMPLE
.
(
9.
)
On
February
9.
1634.
being
the
Lords
day
,
an
Apothecaries
man
in
Limestreat
London
,
rid
to
Barnet
with
another
companion
,
to
make
merry
,
who
returning
home
drunke
,
neere
highe
gate
,
met
a
Tinker
,
and
offring
him
some
abuse
,
the
Tinker
strikes
one
of
their
horses
,
whereat
the
one
bid
the
other
run
him
through
;
who
drawing
his
rapier
,
ran
the
Tinker
through
the
breast
,
that
he
fell
downe
dead
:
therupon
being
by
and
by
apprehended
,
and
confessing
the
fact
,
they
were
both
sent
to
Newgate
.
EXAMPLE
.
10.
At
Thorneton
neere
Westchester
,
the
people
there
,
Lady
flora
should
have
been
guarded
with
a
Marshall
troope
:
the
lustiest
wench
,
and
stoutest
young
man
in
the
towne
were
chosen
to
be
the
purveyors
for
cakes
,
and
for
ribbons
for
favours
,
the
solemnity
was
to
be
on
the
munday
,
but
the
preparation
on
the
Lords
day
;
this
lusty
tall
mayd
,
on
the
satturday
before
went
to
the
mill
,
to
fetch
home
the
meale
for
cakes
on
her
head
,
shee
being
stronge
and
able
for
the
purpose
:
but
in
the
way
,
passing
by
a
hedge
,
shee
was
suddainly
struck
by
a
divine
stroke
,
and
fell
into
the
ditch
,
where
shee
was
found
dead
;
shee
was
suffered
to
lye
abroad
in
that
pickle
all
the
Lords
day
,
til
munday
morning
,
when
the
Coroner
being
send
for
,
shee
was
thence
carried
to
her
grave
immediately
,
where
all
her
solemnity
was
burried
with
her
,
&
all
her
vaine
thoughts
in
that
very
day
,
wherein
the
great
solemnity
should
have
been
.
And
see
what
a
good
effect
this
wrought
in
the
whole
towne
;
First
,
all
their
mirth
was
turned
into
mourning
,
no
summer
ale
kept
,
and
besides
that
,
they
being
moved
by
the
dreadfull
stroke
of
God
,
tooke
their
may-pole
downe
,
which
they
had
before
sett
up
,
and
never
after
would
presume
to
set
it
up
againe
,
or
to
have
any
more
summer-ales
,
or
may-games
.
God
grant
they
continue
in
their
sober
mindes
,
and
that
all
other
would
learne
to
be
wise
by
their
example
.
EXAMPLE
.
11.
In
Yorkshire
at
a
Wake
,
in
the
Parish
of
Otley
at
EXAMPLE
.
18.
One
in
Glocestershire
being
very
forward
to
advance
a
solemne
sommer-meeting
,
wherein
his
sonne
was
to
be
a
cheefe
stickler
,
went
himselfe
in
great
jollity
to
see
it
,
and
there
beholding
it
,
he
fell
downe
suddainly
,
and
so
dyed
.
EXAMPLE
.
12.
One
at
Ham
neere
Kingston
,
being
a
scoffer
of
all
EXAMPLE
.
13.
One
Wright
at
Kingston
,
being
a
scoffer
of
Religion
,
and
rejoycing
much
at
the
suspending
of
his
Minister
,
and
others
,
for
not
reading
the
booke
of
sports
in
their
Churches
,
saying
,
hee
hoped
to
see
them
allso
served
shortly
:
was
within
a
day
or
two
after
struck
with
a
dead
Palsy
,
all
over
the
one
side
,
and
with
blindnesse
and
dumnesse
,
that
he
could
neither
goe
,
see
,
nor
speake
,
and
so
lay
in
a
miserable
manner
for
a
fortnight
,
and
then
dyed
.
EXAMPLE
.
14.
In
Moorefields
neere
London
,
sundry
youths
playing
EXAMPLE
.
1.
A
woman
about
Northampton
,
the
same
day
that
shee
heard
the
booke
for
sports
read
,
went
immediately
,
and
having
3.
pence
in
her
purse
,
hired
a
fellow
to
goe
to
the
next
Towne
to
fetch
a
Minstrell
,
who
comming
,
shee
with
others
fell
a
dauncing
,
which
continued
within
night
;
at
which
time
shee
was
got
with
child
,
which
at
the
birth
shee
murthering
,
was
detected
and
apprehended
,
and
being
convented
before
the
justice
,
shee
confessed
it
,
and
with
all
told
the
occasion
of
it
,
saying
it
was
her
falling
to
sport
on
the
Sabbath
,
upon
the
reading
of
the
booke
,
so
as
for
this
treble
sinful
act
,
her
presumtuous
profaning
of
the
Sabbath
:
which
brought
her
adulte●y
&
that
murther
.
Shee
was
according
to
the
Law
,
both
of
God
and
man
,
put
to
death
,
much
sinne
and
misery
followeth
upon
sabbath-breaking
.
EXAMPLE
.
2.
Also
at
Northampton
,
in
the
last
Easter
assises
,
there
was
a
youngman
who
formerly
,
by
seeing
the
example
of
good
people
,
in
the
due
sanctification
of
the
Lords
day
or
Sabbath
,
had
begun
to
reforme
his
former
loose
kind
of
life
,
and
to
frame
his
conversation
,
according
to
Gods
word
,
and
that
in
the
well
keeping
of
the
Sabbath
,
abstaining
therein
from
sports
and
pastimes
,
and
spending
the
whole
day
in
the
publike
and
private
duties
of
it
;
but
when
once
he
heard
of
the
publishing
of
the
booke
for
sports
,
and
pastimes
,
he
fell
backe
againe
to
his
former
wallowing
,
and
being
taken
as
he
was
picking
a
pocket
,
when
the
Iudges
weare
in
the
Church
,
upon
examination
confessed
what
he
had
formerly
beene
,
and
how
he
had
been
reformed
,
and
that
upon
the
publishing
of
the
sayd
booke
,
he
was
incouraged
to
run
riot
a
fresh
,
by
which
meanes
he
fell
into
this
impiety
and
iniquity
,
for
the
which
he
suffered
death
.
EXAMPLE
.
15.
Aprill
1●
.
1635.
being
Satturday
,
one
travelling
with
three
others
from
London
to
Maydenhead
,
he
(
the
rest
spending
the
Sabbath
there
)
would
travell
on
his
way
,
the
next
day
being
the
Lords
day
,
contrary
both
to
Gods
commandement
,
and
also
of
the
Lady
whom
he
served
:
who
had
given
him
strict
charge
;
to
observe
the
Sabbath
,
and
not
to
travell
on
it
.
He
rode
in
the
morning
to
Henley
,
and
there
heard
the
Sermon
,
after
that
he
fell
to
travail
in
the
afternoone
,
but
as
he
went
in
the
way
,
leading
his
horse
in
his
hand
gently
downe
a
plaine
descent
,
and
even
way
,
his
horse
suddainly
fell
,
and
broke
both
his
fore
leggs
,
the
man
sore
agast
at
this
not
more
suddaine
,
then
strange
disaster
,
which
he
could
not
but
attribute
to
the
immediate
hand
of
God
,
and
being
past
all
hope
of
recovery
was
forced
himselfe
to
knocke
his
horse
in
the
head
,
and
so
to
leave
him
,
and
being
the
next
day
overtaken
at
Abington
by
his
company
,
whom
he
had
left
the
day
before
,
and
they
asking
him
how
it
fell
out
,
he
was
no
further
on
his
way
,
he
smote
his
breast
,
and
told
them
how
it
had
befallen
him
in
the
way
,
saying
that
he
had
heard
many
a
good
Sermon
,
yet
none
of
them
or
any
thing
else
did
so
worke
upon
his
conscience
,
as
this
thing
did
;
and
that
this
example
should
be
a
warning
unto
him
for
ever
travailing
on
the
Sabbathday
againe
.
This
is
testified
under
the
hands
of
those
3.
which
had
travailed
with
him
,
and
over
tooke
him
.
EXAMPLE
.
16.
At
Dartmouth
1634.
upon
the
comming
forth
and
publishing
of
the
booke
for
sports
,
a
company
of
younkers
on
May-day
morning
before
day
,
went
into
the
Country
,
to
fetch
home
a
May-pole
with
Drum
and
Trumpett
;
whereat
the
neighbouring
▪
inhabitants
were
affrighted
supposing
some
enemies
had
landed
to
sacke
them
,
the
Pole
being
thus
brought
home
and
set
up
,
they
began
to
drinke
healthes
about
it
,
and
to
it
,
till
they
could
not
stand
so
steady
as
the
pole
did
,
whereupon
the
Major
and
Iustice
bound
the
ringleaders
over
to
the
Sessions
,
whereupon
these
complaining
to
the
Archbishops
Vicar
Generall
,
then
in
his
visitation
he
prohibited
the
justices
to
proceed
against
them
in
regard
of
the
Kings
booke
.
But
the
justices
acquainted
him
,
they
did
it
for
their
disorder
,
in
transgressing
the
bounds
of
the
booke
,
hereupon
these
libertines
scorning
at
Authority
,
one
of
them
fell
suddainly
into
a
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22.
Consumption
,
whereof
he
shortly
after
dyed
;
now
allthough
this
revelling
was
not
on
the
Lords
day
,
yet
being
upon
any
other
day
and
especially
May-day
,
the
May-pole
set
up
thereon
,
giving
occasion
to
the
profanation
of
the
Lords
day
the
whole
yeare
after
it
was
sufficient
to
provoke
God
,
to
send
plagues
and
judgements
among
them
.
EXAMPLE
.
17.
In
the
same
yeare
1634.
and
in
the
same
Shire
,
one
Edward
Amerideth
a
Gentleman
,
having
bene
pained
in
his
feet
,
and
being
upon
his
recovery
,
whereupon
one
sayd
unto
him
,
he
was
glad
to
see
him
so
nimble
.
Amerideth
replyed
,
that
he
doubted
not
,
but
to
daunce
about
the
May-pole
the
next
Lords
day
:
But
behold
the
hand
of
the
Lord
,
for
before
he
moved
out
of
that
place
,
he
was
smitten
with
such
a
feeblenesse
of
hart
,
and
dizsines
in
his
head
,
that
desiring
helpe
to
carry
him
to
an
house
,
he
dyed
before
the
Lords
day
came
;
so
fearefull
it
is
to
fall
into
the
hands
of
the
living
God
.
EXAMPLE
.
54.
Many
more
examples
might
here
be
added
,
not
only
such
as
have
fallen
out
within
these
two
yeares
last
past
,
since
the
sayd
booke
was
published
by
the
Ministers
in
their
Churches
,
but
also
,
since
the
booke
was
first
of
all
printed
and
published
,
the
very
bruite
whereof
,
without
being
read
by
Ministers
,
was
enough
,
and
to
much
to
imbolden
youth
to
take
their
liberty
in
profaning
the
Lords
day
,
but
for
the
present
,
I
will
add
but
one
more
.
At
Chidlington
upon
the
edge
of
Hertfordshire
,
not
farre
from
Hitchin
,
a
company
of
fellowes
upon
a
holy
day
being
to
play
a
match
at
foot
ball
,
one
of
them
was
tolling
the
bell
,
to
assemble
the
rest
,
some
being
come
into
the
Church
the
randevoze
of
their
meeting
,
suddainly
it
thundering
was
seene
a
blacke
ball
come
tumbling
downe
a
hill
neere
by
:
which
tooke
its
course
directly
into
the
Church
,
there
it
flew
into
the
bell
free
and
first
slew
him
,
that
tolled
the
bell
,
then
it
flustered
about
the
Church
and
hurted
divers
of
them
,
and
at
last
bursting
;
left
a
filthy
stinke
like
to
that
of
brimstone
,
and
so
left
a
terror
to
all
such
spend
thrifts
of
precious
time
,
and
especially
such
as
is
dedicated
to
sacred
uses
,
who
so
is
wise
and
will
observe
these
things
,
even
they
shall
understand
the
loving
kindnesse
of
the
Lord
.
Psal.
107.
43.
EXAMPLE
.
4.
Vpon
May
day
last
,
being
the
Lords
day
,
a
mayd
of
To
this
we
will
adde
another
example
,
because
it
fell
within
the
same
moneth
,
in
the
same
city
.
A
Minister
,
Rector
of
a
Church
in
London
,
on
the
saturday
would
goe
with
two
of
his
neighbours
,
boon
companions
,
to
be
joviall
the
next
day
,
being
the
Lords
day
,
they
conditioning
that
he
should
bestow
a
Sermon
upon
them
.
They
on
the
Lords
day
,
being
now
in
the
country
,
spent
the
forenoone
idly
:
in
the
afternoone
they
goe
to
visit
another
London
Minister
,
who
had
another
benefice
there
in
the
Country
;
he
puts
his
brother
to
preach
:
which
done
invites
him
,
with
his
companions
,
to
a
bottle
of
Sacke
.
They
drank
so
long
,
that
the
two
neighbours
tongues
began
to
faile
them
.
Home
to
their
lodging
within
a
few
miles
they
betake
them
.
That
night
their
Minister
could
not
sleepe
;
and
raising
early
to
walke
abroad
,
he
returned
with
such
a
coldnesse
upon
him
,
that
he
looked
,
and
felt
like
cold
pale
death
;
the
two
neighbours
much
dismayd
,
and
with
much
adoe
get
him
home
to
London
,
where
in
that
case
continuing
,
he
dyeth
before
the
next
Sabbath
day
.
EXAMPLE
.
55.
Vpon
May-Eve
Thomas
Troe
of
Glocester
,
Carpenter
EXAMPLE
.
56.
About
a
yeare
since
1635.
in
Ashton
under
the
Hill
,
in
the
Parish
of
Beckford
,
in
the
Country
of
Glocester
,
the
Minister
there
Master
Blackwell
,
having
occasion
in
his
Sermon
in
the
afternoone
on
the
Lords-day
to
reproove
the
profaning
of
that
day
by
sports
&c.
as
soone
as
the
Sermon
was
done
,
a
youngman
of
that
place
used
these
words
,
Now
Master
Blackwell
hath
done
,
we
'le
begin
;
and
so
taking
the
Cudgells
,
playes
with
them
;
and
at
the
second
or
third
bout
,
he
received
a
thrust
in
one
of
his
eyes
,
that
thrust
it
quite
out
,
so
as
it
hanged
by
,
and
could
never
recover
it
againe
.
THese
Examples
of
divine
justice
,
so
notorious
,
so
remarkableboth
for
number
and
variety
,
having
fallen
out
in
so
narrow
a
compasse
of
time
,
and
so
dispersed
over
the
whole
Land
,
as
every
particular
place
,
and
country
might
take
speciall
notice
thereof
:
if
they
will
not
take
,
and
make
impression
in
our
stony
hearts
,
to
moove
us
to
speedy
repentance
(
as
for
many
other
enormities
,
and
crying
sins
,
so
in
speciall
)
for
this
our
ring-leading
sinne
of
the
heathenish
profanation
of
the
Sabbath
,
or
Lords
day
:
what
plea
can
we
make
for
our selves
,
why
the
Lord
of
the
Sabbath
,
should
not
send
some
universall
,
epidemicall
sweeping
calamity
uponthe
land
,
sparing
neither
small
nor
great
?
And
now
,
that
the
plague
and
pestilence
begins
to
breake
forth
,
and
spreeds
itselfe
much
amongst
us
,
the
Lord
shooting
these
his
terrible
venemous
arrowes
,
from
which
not
even
Princes
nor
Prelates
palaces
can
secure
themselves
,
from
becoming
his
butts
and
marks
:
What
can
we
more
impute
it
unto
,
as
the
cause
thereof
,
then
to
this
grand
sinne
,
of
the
profanation
of
the
Sabbath
or
Lords
day
,
occasioned
so
much
the
more
by
the
publishing
of
the
late
booke
for
sports
,
and
that
,
by
the
Ministers
themselves
?
For
was
it
not
the
judgement
and
confession
of
King
Iames
of
famous
memory
,
and
of
the
whole
state
and
Kingdome
in
an
exhortation
published
in
that
great
plague
,
beginning
with
his
raigne
,
1603
,
where
are
these
words
:
The
Lords
Sabbath
is
not
kept
holy
,
but
polluted
&c.
and
therefore
the
cause
is
apparent
,
why
the
plague
is
broken
in
amongst
us
?
And
was
not
the
same
exhortation
afterwards
republished
by
our
gracious
King
Charles
(
whom
God
long
preserve
a
religious
and
righteous
Governour
over
us
)
in
the
first
yeare
of
his
raigne
,
with
the
approbation
of
the
whole
Parliament
,
where
the
same
is
acknowledged
of
that
other
great
Plague
,
in
the
beginning
of
his
Raigne
1625.
namely
,
that
one
principall
&
speciall
cause
thereof
,
was
the
not
keeping
holy
,
but
polluting
the
Lords
day
?
And
if
this
were
a
principall
cause
of
those
great
plagues
then
,
why
not
of
this
which
now
we
suffer
?
yea
what
Plague
upon
plagues
may
we
not
justly
expect
to
breake
forth
upon
us
in
these
dayes
,
wherein
we
have
increased
&
surpassed
our
fathers
sins
,
and
that
in
such
a
height
,
as
they
reach
up
to
heaven
,
to
pull
downe
flames
and
flakes
of
vengeance
upon
our
heads
.
And
so
much
the
more
,
sith
upon
the
publishing
of
the
said
booke
,
so
manyfold
mischiefes
have
attended
and
followed
,
as
never
any
age
since
Christ
,
much
lesse
such
a
Christian
state
as
we
professe
to
be
,
hath
seene
,
or
ever
heard
the
like
.
For
besides
the
open
violation
of
Gods
holy
commandement
,
the
4.
Morall
,
acknowledged
in
our
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‡
Homily
of
the
time
and
place
of
Prayer
.
Part.
1.
pag.
124.
125.
126.
Homily
to
be
the
ground
of
our
Christian
Sabbath
day
(
as
it
is
there
,
no
lesse
then
8.
severall
times
distinctly
stiled
;
as
also
in
another
[
*
](A17298-e3460-b)
*
Hom.
against
Rebellion
part.
3.
pag.
292.
Homily
twice
,
which
by
the
way
makes
me
wonder
at
the
audacious
insolence
,
&
arrogant
ignorance
of
some
new
Masters
in
these
dayes
,
and
in
particular
of
Dr.
Poch
.
in
his
Sunday
no
Sabbath
,
who
is
not
ashamed
to
avouch
with
open
mouth
,
that
the
name
of
Sabbath
was
never
given
to
the
Lords
day
,
untill
it
was
brought
in
by
Iohn
Knox
,
&
others
of
the
Puritan
faction
in
the
yeare
1554.
What
saith
he
then
to
the
Homilies
of
our
Church
,
which
were
set
forth
in
K.
Edw.
6.
his
Raigne
,
and
so
I
am
sure
before
1554.
by
3.
or
4.
yeares
;
now
these
(
to
omitt
innumerable
testimonies
more
,
both
out
of
ancient
Fathers
,
and
the
Prelates
of
this
Land
;
too
large
to
be
comprehended
in
a
Parenthesis
,
being
now
to
furnish
a
pretty
Treatise
)
these
our
Homilies
(
I
say
)
so
frequently
and
clearly
called
the
Lords
day
the
Sabbath
day
,
before
Iohn
Knox
called
it
so
,
1554.
And
the
same
Homilies
being
set
forth
a
fresh
by
Queene
Elizabeth
,
1562.
will
Dr.
P.
dare
to
charge
the
learned
and
pious
compilers
of
them
,
a
pack
of
Puritans
,
or
(
as
[
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](A17298-e3490-b)
*
Doctor
Wh.
Bp.
of
Ely
.
some
other
)
NOVELL
SABBATARIANS
?
But
this
by
the
way
)
by
which
violation
(
I
say
)
of
the
Sabbath
or
Lords
day
,
God
is
intolerably
dishonoured
,
and
his
Religion
disgraced
through
outragious
libertinisme
:
What
an
invention
of
Antichristian
tyranny
hath
broken
in
at
the
opening
of
this
great
sluice
?
What
havock
is
made
in
our
Church
by
sundry
of
the
Hierarchy
in
suspending
godly
Ministers
,
depriving
them
of
their
liberty
,
livelyhood
,
and
Freeholds
,
against
all
Lawes
of
God
and
man
,
so
as
they
,
their
wives
and
children
are
exposed
to
beggery
and
all
misery
,
and
their
flocks
to
be
devoured
of
the
wolves
,
and
to
become
a
prey
to
that
roaring
Lion
;
and
all
this
,
because
they
dare
not
offer
violence
to
their
consciences
,
in
doing
that
,
which
should
dishonour
God
,
indanger
their
owne
,
and
their
peoples
soules
,
abase
before
God
and
man
the
authority
and
dignity
to
their
Ministry
,
condemne
the
innocent
people
of
God
,
and
call
the
wicked
righteous
,
teach
inferiours
rebellion
to
their
Superiours
,
and
in
a
word
hasten
the
pulling
downe
of
vengeance
from
heaven
upon
the
Land
?
O
ye
heavens
,
stand
amazed
at
this
sight
!
Tell
it
not
in
Gath
,
nor
publish
it
in
the
Streets
of
Askelon
,
least
the
daughters
of
the
Philistims
rejoyce
,
least
the
daughters
of
the
uncircumcised
triumph
.
What
could
the
Pope
have
done
more
,
then
some
of
our
Prelates
have
done
in
this
kind
,
for
the
darkening
of
the
glory
of
Christs
Kingdome
,
and
for
the
setting
up
of
Antichrists
throne
againe
in
this
Land
?
But
our
Lord
sayth
,
Ye
shall
know
them
by
their
fruits
.
Besides
,
what
impudency
and
impiety
hath
broken
out
from
sundry
aëry
and
ambitious
spirits
,
who
have
dared
in
their
late
published
bookes
upon
bookes
,
to
belch
out
their
blasphemies
against
God
,
and
the
power
,
purity
,
and
profession
of
the
Religion
established
amongst
us
for
so
many
yeares
.
Nor
only
is
the
floodgate
of
all
profanenesse
and
impiety
broken
up
,
in
the
violation
of
the
4.
commandement
,
but
of
the
5.
also
,
when
as
,
by
occasion
of
the
publishing
of
the
sayd
booke
(
which
inhibits
Magistrates
and
superiours
,
to
restraine
or
punish
youth
for
taking
such
liberty
on
the
Lords
day
,
as
the
booke
alloweth
,
and
which
all
other
books
,
writings
,
monuments
of
Fathers
,
Councells
,
Kings
,
Emperours
,
Divines
ancient
and
moderne
,
Protestants
and
Papists
,
have
universally
with
one
vote
and
voyce
cryed
downe
,
till
now
but
yesterday
a
new
generation
of
Maleferiati
hath
risen
up
,
out
daring
and
defining
the
whole
world
,
and
God
himselfe
)
inferiour
persons
exalt
themselves
in
high
contempt
against
their
Superiours
,
as
the
common
vulgar
against
the
Magistrate
and
Minister
,
servants
against
their
Masters
,
children
against
their
Parents
,
and
wanton
wives
against
their
husbands
,
which
hath
caused
such
outcryes
and
complaints
of
masters
,
for
their
servants
unbridled
and
uncontrowled
outrage
on
the
Lords
day
;
which
must
also
in-jure
them
with
pride
and
presumption
of
spirit
the
whole
weeke
after
,
and
so
their
whole
life
,
while
like
untamed
colts
they
have
thus
learned
to
take
the
bitt
betweene
their
teeth
,
and
so
to
runne
a
gallop
into
all
excesse
of
riot
.
So
as
if
the
booke
be
not
all
the
sooner
called
in
,
and
the
authors
of
those
late
books
against
the
sanctification
of
the
Lords
day
condignly
punished
;
and
a
speedy
reformation
hereofset
on
foot
:
how
can
we
looke
for
a
stay
of
the
plague
untill
the
Land
be
consumed
?
Now
the
Lord
make
us
wise
,
to
lay
these
things
to
heart
,
least
he
teare
in
peeces
,
and
there
be
none
to
deliver
.
For
as
never
any
Christian
Church
hath
produced
such
monstrous
impieties
:
so
never
any
Church
hath
bene
the
theater
of
such
tragicall
examples
of
divine
wrath
,
as
our
Land
is
like
to
be
,
if
we
speedily
repent
not
.
Vnlesse
therefore
we
repent
,
we
shall
all
likewise
perish
,
as
these
examples
have
done
before
us
.
Now
for
these
so
many
,
so
markable
examples
of
Gods
judgements
inflicted
upon
the
violaters
and
profaners
of
the
Lords
day
,
and
that
in
so
short
a
time
,
even
since
the
booke
for
such
sports
was
published
,
we
may
thus
argue
and
conclude
.
That
,
for
which
the
Lord
inflicteth
and
executed
so
many
notorious
and
severe
judgements
,
must
needs
be
a
notorious
and
hainous
sin
,
and
so
a
breach
of
his
holy
commandement
.
But
for
the
violation
and
profanation
of
the
Lords
day
by
sports
and
pastimes
,
or
by
servile
works
,
the
Lord
inflicteth
and
executeth
many
notorious
and
severe
judgements
,
as
of
late
we
have
seene
.
Erg.
the
violation
&
profanation
of
the
Lords
day
is
a
notorious
and
heinous
sin
,
and
so
a
breach
of
Gods
holy
commandement
.
The
Major
Proposition
is
a
Maxime
in
Divinity
.
God
punisheth
no
man
,
but
for
sin
:
and
sin
is
a
transgression
of
Gods
law
:
1.
Ioh.
3.
4.
For
the
Minor
proposition
,
it
is
so
cleare
,
as
it
cannot
be
denied
,
except
men
will
be
senselesse
and
blind
Atheists
But
they
that
feare
God
,
shall
declare
the
worke
of
God
,
for
they
shall
wisely
consider
of
his
doing
;
as
Ps.
64.
9.
Now
if
the
violation
or
profanation
of
the
Lords
day
be
a
sin
,
and
so
a
transgression
of
Gods
holy
commandement
:
then
of
what
holy
commandement
,
but
of
the
4.
And
if
of
the
4.
then
the
holy
keeping
of
the
Lords
day
for
the
Christian
Sabbath
,
is
grounded
upon
the
4.
commandement
,
and
commanded
in
it
,
as
God
hath
abundantly
testified
by
his
many
remarkable
judgments
,
even
within
this
two
yeares
,
as
hath
bene
shewed
.
Ob.
But
here
some
may
object
:
God
may
punish
men
for
the
breach
of
humaine
ordinances
,
which
are
not
the
expresse
commandements
of
God
.
So
in
this
instance
,
God
may
punish
the
violation
or
profanation
of
the
Lords
day
by
such
sportes
,
or
wakes
,
as
being
a
breach
of
a
humaine
ordinance
,
or
Ecclesiasticall
institution
.
Answ.
I
answere
it
is
true
,
all
humaine
ordinances
,
being
not
against
Gods
word
,
are
to
be
observed
for
conscience
sake
of
Gods
commandement
,
commanding
subjection
to
all
ordinances
of
men
for
the
Lords
sake
.
And
if
it
were
a
humaine
ordinance
,
to
dedicate
this
day
of
holy
rest
to
God
by
a
perpetuall
vow
and
Decree
:
then
the
greater
is
their
sin
,
that
devoure
that
which
is
sanctified
,
and
after
the
vow
make
inquiry
,
how
it
may
be
violated
.
So
as
they
ly
under
the
wrath
of
God
,
for
so
doing
,
and
are
lyable
to
the
like
judgements
,
without
repentance
.
THE
EPILOGVE
.
THus
have
I
presented
you
with
a
large
scene
of
late
severall
examples
of
Gods
judgements
upon
Sabbath-breakers
,
and
such
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a
So
the
Statute
of
1.
Caroli
c.
1.
stiles
them
.
disorderly
people
,
who
have
bene
so
presumptuous
as
to
profane
the
Lords
owne
sacred
day
,
against
the
monitions
of
Gods
faithfull
Ministers
,
with
unnecessary
labour
,
vaine
sports
and
idle
pastimes
.
To
which
I
might
annexmany
ancient
Precedents
of
like
nature
which
I
pretermit
,
onley
one
excepted
,
which
is
remarkable
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1583.
in
the
famous
Metropolis
of
this
our
Land
,
the
City
of
London
,
two
Citizens
the
one
leaving
his
wife
,
the
other
her
husband
,
and
committing
adultery
together
on
the
Lords-day
,
it
pleased
God
to
strike
them
dead
with
fire
from
heaven
,
whilst
they
were
in
in
the
very
act
of
uncleannes
,
their
bodies
being
left
dead
in
the
place
halfe
burnt
up
,
sending
out
a
most
loathsome
savour
,
for
a
spectacle
of
Gods
avenging
justice
unto
others
,
to
teach
them
both
to
shun
the
sin
of
adultery
and
of
Sabbath-breaking
too
,
and
to
take
heed
how
they
commit
any
sin
or
wickednesse
at
any
time
and
especially
on
Gods
sacred
day
,
or
how
they
follow
dauncing
,
may-games
,
morisdaunces
,
ales
,
and
such
lascivious
pastimes
,
[
b
](A17298-e3670-b)
b
Vincentius
Volnacensis
Spec.
moral
.
li.
3.
ps.
9.
Distin.
6.
Master
Northbrooke
Stubs
,
Brant
Lovel
,
and
others
in
their
Treatises
against
dauncing
.
which
commonly
end
in
whoredome
,
adultery
as
being
strong
allurements
thereunto
,
this
judgment
was
so
famous
and
remarkable
,
that
Laurentius
Bayenlinke
,
a
forraine
Historian
,
in
his
Opus
Chronologicum
orbis
universi
Antwerp
.
1611.
p.
110.
hath
thought
good
to
register
it
to
posterity
;
if
any
deeme
those
judgements
strange
,
or
that
God
should
inflict
such
punishments
on
this
sin
,
which
some
now
justify
,
as
a
part
of
Christian
liberty
,
both
in
the
Pulpit
&
in
[
c
](A17298-e3710-b)
c
The
late
Treatise
,
history
and
discourse
of
the
Sabboth
,
sunday
No
Sabbath
,
Doctor
Pri.
and
a
soveraigne
Antidote
against
Sabbatarian
novelties
.
printed
works
.
I
shall
only
intreat
such
to
remember
,
that
the
whole
Convocation
house
,
all
the
Archbishops
,
Bishops
,
Archdeacons
,
and
greatest
Clerks
of
England
in
their
booke
intituled
THE
INSTITVTION
OF
A
CHRISTIAN
MAN
,
subscribed
with
all
their
names
,
and
dedicated
to
K.
Hen.
8.
an.
1537.
and
K.
Hen.
8.
himselfe
in
his
owne
booke
inscribed
A
necessary
doctrine
and
erudition
for
any
Christian
man
set
forth
by
the
Kings
Majesty
of
England
,
with
the
advise
and
approbation
of
the
Lords
spirituall
and
temporall
,
and
Nether
house
of
Parliament
,
an.
1543.
and
by
the
King
himselfe
,
dedicated
under
his
name
and
title
to
all
his
faithfull
and
loving
subjects
,
and
published
by
vertue
of
the
Statute
,
of
32.
H.
8.
c.
26.
in
the
exposition
of
the
4.
Commandement
,
have
in
the
very
dawning
of
Reformation
injoyned
all
Bishops
and
Preachers
diligently
to
instruct
and
teach
the
people
,
committed
to
their
spirituall
charge
(
and
I
wish
that
some
Bishops
would
now
doe
it
)
that
against
this
commandement
generally
do
offend
all
they
,
which
having
no
lawfull
impediment
,
doe
not
give
themselves
upon
the
holy
day
to
heare
the
word
of
God
to
remember
the
benefits
of
God
,
to
give
thanks
for
the
same
,
to
pray
,
to
exercise
such
holy
works
both
publikely
in
the
Church
,
and
privately
in
their
houses
,
as
be
appointed
for
such
holy
dayes
:
but
(
as
commonly
is
used
)
passe
the
time
either
in
idlenesse
,
in
gluttony
,
in
riot
or
other
vaine
and
idle
pastime
,
DOE
[
*
](A17298-e3780-b)
*
Ergo
it
is
in
force
and
the
profaning
of
the
Lords
day
a
sin
against
it
.
BREAKE
THIS
COMMANDEMENT
.
For
surely
such
keeping
of
holy
day
,
is
not
according
to
the
intent
&
meaning
of
this
commandement
,
(
as
some
new
[
*
](A17298-e3800-b)
*
As
the
Treatise
history
discourse
of
the
Sabbath
.
Doctors
now
dogmatize
)
but
after
the
usage
&
Custome
of
the
Iewes
,
(
though
some
late
Rabbies
would
make
the
world
beleeve
that
the
strict
sanctification
of
the
Lords
day
,
and
the
restraining
of
vaine
Sports
and
Pastimes
on
it
,
is
Iewish
,
when
[
a
](A17298-e3830-b)
a
Epist.
6.
ad
magnesianes
.
Ignatius
,
[
b
](A17298-e3840-b)
b
Tract.
3.
in
Ioh.
de
10.
chordis
.
c.
3.
In
Ps.
32.
91.
De
consensu
Euang.
li
2.
c.
77.
Augustine
,
[
c
](A17298-e3850-b)
c
In
Ioh.
Euang.
li.
8.
c.
5.
Cirillus
,
Alexandrinus
,
[
d
](A17298-e3860-b)
d
Homily
de
festis
diebus
.
Ephraim
,
Syrus
,
[
e
](A17298-e3870-b)
e
Eccl.
Hist.
l.
7.
c.
13.
Socrates
,
Scholasticus
,
[
f
](A17298-e3880-b)
f
Codicis
Theodosij
li.
15.
tit.
5.
lex
.
5.
Theodosius
the
Emperor
,
[
g
](A17298-e3890-b)
g
Enare
in
Ps.
91.
Beda
,
Vincentius
Belvacensis
,
and
generally
all
authors
since
,
have
branded
dauncing
,
sports
,
and
recreations
on
the
Lords
day
both
as
jewish
and
heathenish
▪
and
[
i
](A17298-e3910-b)
i
Edit.
5.
Lon.
1624.
Sect.
38
n.
1.
p.
110.
Se.
43.
digr.
46.
n.
6.
p.
165.
186.
Dr
Iohn
White
in
his
way
to
the
true
Church
,
defended
&
published
by
his
elder
brother
,
Dr
Fr.
White
now
Bp.
of
Ely
,
[
k
](A17298-e3940-b)
k
In
4.
preceptum
.
Mr
Zanchie
,
[
l
](A17298-e3950-b)
l
In
Iohn
E●
.
c.
7.
fol.
273.
Wolfg.
Musculus
,
[
m
](A17298-e3960-b)
m
Proposition
for
the
Christ
.
Sabbathd
.
p.
4.
Mr
Iohn
Sprint
,
as
Popish
and
licentious
;
tending
to
the
overthrow
of
piety
,
and
desolation
of
publike
Governement
,
)
and
doth
not
please
God
,
but
doth
much
more
offend
him
,
and
provoke
his
indignation
and
wrath
towards
us
.
For
as
[
n
](A17298-e3990-b)
n
In
Iohan.
tract.
3.
in
Ps.
32
▪
&
91.
de
10.
chordis
c.
3.
S.
Augustine
saith
of
the
Iewes
,
they
should
be
better
occupied
,
labouring
in
the
feilds
,
and
to
be
at
plough
,
Now
if
the
whole
Clergy
,
King
,
State
,
and
Parliament
were
so
quicke-sighted
as
in
those
times
of
darknes
to
see
a
Lords
day
Sabboth
in
the
4.
commandement
,
to
be
Wholly
,
onely
and
intirely
dedicated
to
God
and
his
true
worship
,
as
they
there
teach
;
and
so
pious
as
to
beleeve
,
that
the
exercise
of
vaine
idle
sports
,
Pastimes
,
and
dauncing
on
it
,
did
much
more
offend
God
,
then
ploughing
or
spinning
,
and
provoke
his
wrath
and
indignation
towards
us
;
no
wonder
if
we
in
the
cleare
sunshine
of
the
Gospell
behold
so
many
sad
spectacles
of
his
wrath
,
and
indignation
against
the
offendors
of
this
commandement
in
this
kind
,
to
teach
these
blind
Seers
,
and
seducing
guides
(
as
[
o
](A17298-e4050-b)
o
In
his
Sermons
.
Bp.
Latimer
long
since
named
them
)
that
God
is
now
as
jealous
for
the
sanctification
of
his
day
,
and
as
much
offended
with
the
profanesse
of
it
,
and
infringers
of
the
fourth
Commandement
,
by
unnecessary
labours
,
travell
,
or
idle
pastimes
,
as
he
had
bene
in
any
age
,
if
not
rather
much
more
,
in
regard
of
the
great
light
of
the
Gospell
,
that
hath
for
these
many
yeares
so
clearly
shined
amongst
us
,
which
if
they
will
not
yet
beleeve
,
I
shall
at
once
close
up
their
mouthes
with
the
resolution
of
our
Homilies
ratified
by
[
p
](A17298-e4080-b)
p
13.
Eliz.
c.
12.
which
ratifies
the
39
Articles
.
Act
of
Parliament
,
and
the
35.
Article
of
our
Church
,
to
which
these
Novellers
have
subscribed
,
and
whose
Patronage
they
pretend
against
all
[
q
](A17298-e4110-b)
q
The
treatise
and
history
of
the
Sabbath
.
novell
Sabbatarians
:
But
alas
(
saith
[
r
](A17298-e4130-b)
r
Part.
1.
of
the
time
and
place
of
prayer
.
p.
126.
the
Homily
)
all
these
notwithstanding
(
and
I
pray
God
,
I
may
not
still
say
notwithstanding
all
these
fresh
examples
)
it
is
lamentable
to
see
the
wicked
boldnesse
of
those
,
that
will
be
counted
Gods
people
who
passe
nothing
at
all
of
keeping
and
hallowing
the
Sunday
.
And
these
people
are
of
two
sorts
,
the
one
sort
,
if
they
have
businesse
to
doe
,
though
there
be
no
extreame
need
,
they
must
not
spare
for
the
Sunday
,
they
must
ride
journeyes
on
the
Sunday
,
they
must
drive
and
carry
on
the
Sunday
,
they
must
come
and
ferry
on
the
Sunday
,
they
must
buy
and
sell
on
the
Sunday
,
they
must
keepe
markets
and
faires
on
the
Sunday
,
finally
they
use
all
dayes
alike
,
worke
dayes
and
holy
dayes
are
all
one
.
The
other
sort
is
WORSE
(
so
the
Homily
against
these
[
‡
](A17298-e4180-b)
‡
Treatise
of
the
Sabbath-day
.
p.
231.
new
masters
,
who
make
labour
in
mens
callings
on
the
Lords
day
WORSE
and
more
unlawfull
then
dauncing
&
Pastimes
,
contrary
to
the
judgement
of
[
s
](A17298-e4200-b)
s
Tract.
3.
in
Ioh.
In
Ps.
32.
&
91.
de
10.
chordis
c.
3.
S.
Augustine
,
Gregory
the
great
[
t
](A17298-e4210-b)
t
Apud
Alex
.
Alensis
summ
.
Theologiae
part.
4.
q.
11.
m.
2.
Art.
11.
Alensis
and
all
[
u
](A17298-e4220-b)
u
Media
villa
Peraldus
Nider
Volaterranus
F.
Martyr
,
Musculus
,
Stuckius
,
Aretius
,
Hyperius
,
Szegedine
,
Angel
.
de
Clavasio
.
Dr
▪
Bound
,
Dr
Criffith
,
Williams
Practise
of
Piety
,
Osmund
Lake
,
and
infinite
others
▪
writers
since
who
unavoce
resolve
,
that
it
is
better
and
more
lawfull
to
plough
and
spin
on
the
Sabbath-day
,
then
to
daunce
:
)
for
allthough
they
will
not
travell
and
labour
on
the
Sunday
,
as
they
doe
on
the
worke
day
,
yet
they
will
not
rest
in
holinesse
as
God
commandeth
;
but
they
rest
in
ungodlinesse
and
filthinesse
,
prauncing
in
their
pride
,
pranking
and
pricking
,
pointing
and
painting
themselves
to
be
gorgeous
and
gay
,
they
rest
in
excesse
and
superfluity
,
in
gluttony
and
drunkennesse
(
as
they
doe
at
wakes
,
Ales
,
and
May-poles
)
like
ratts
and
swine
,
they
rest
in
brawling
and
rayling
,
in
quarrelling
and
fighting
,
they
rest
in
wantonnes
(
and
what
else
is
dauncing
,
moris-dauncing
,
maygaming
&c.
)
into-ish
talking
,
in
filthy
fleshlines
,
so
that
it
doth
too
evidently
appeare
,
that
God
is
more
dishonoured
and
the
devill
better
served
on
Sunday
,
then
upon
all
the
dayes
of
the
weeke
besides
.
And
I
assure
you
,
that
the
beasts
that
are
commanded
to
rest
on
the
Sunday
,
honour
God
better
then
this
kind
of
people
,
for
they
offend
not
God
,
they
breake
not
their
holy
dayes
.
Wherefore
,
O
ye
people
of
God
,
lay
your
hands
upon
your
hearts
,
repent
and
amend
this
grievous
and
dangerous
wickednesse
,
stand
in
awe
of
the
commandement
of
God
,
gladly
followe
the
example
of
God
himselfe
,
be
not
disobedient
to
the
godly
order
of
Christs
Church
used
and
kept
from
the
Apostles
times
untill
this
day
,
feare
the
displeasure
and
just
plagues
of
Allmighty
God
if
ye
be
negligent
,
and
forbeare
not
labouring
and
travailing
on
the
[
*
](A17298-e4270-b)
*
See
the
Homily
8.
times
styles
the
Lords
day
and
the
3.
homily
of
rebellion
twice
.
SABBATH
DAY
,
and
doe
not
resort
together
to
celebrate
and
magnifie
Gods
blessed
name
in
quiet
holinesse
and
godly
reverence
.
I
shall
conclude
all
with
the
words
of
the
Councell
of
Paris
under
Lewis
and
Lotharius
.
Anno
829.
li.
1.
c.
50.
&
.
li.
3.
c.
5.
&
19.
Multa
alia
terribilia
judicia
&c.
Many
other
terrible
judgments
have
bene
,
and
hetherto
are
,
whereby
is
declared
how
much
God
is
offended
with
the
dishonour
of
this
day
.
Wherefore
the
Imperiall
highnesse
is
specially
to
be
implored
of
the
[
‡
](A17298-e4300-b)
‡
Note
.
Preists
,
that
this
power
ordained
of
God
for
the
honour
and
reverence
of
so
great
a
day
,
may
put
a
feare
into
all
men
,
least
none
of
what
condion
soever
presume
on
this
holy
and
venerable
day
to
use
these
and
the
likesports
,
dauncings
and
leapings
hereafter
,
because
while
they
doe
these
things
,
they
both
darken
the
glory
of
Christianity
,
and
give
occasion
to
the
blasphemers
of
Christs
name
the
more
to
dishonour
him
.
We
require
also
,
and
earnestly
intreat
,
that
in
the
observation
of
the
Lords
day
,
as
we
have
a
longe
time
beseeched
you
,
you
use
due
care
that
unlesse
great
necessity
constraine
you
,
free
your selves
on
that
day
,
as
much
as
may
be
from
worldly
cares
and
sollicitousnesse
.
And
that
which
becometh
the
honour
of
so
great
a
day
,
that
both
you
your selves
doe
it
,
and
by
your
example
doe
teach
and
compell
yours
to
doe
it
.
We
wholsomly
admonish
all
faithfull
people
,
that
they
give
due
honour
and
reverence
to
the
Lords
day
,
because
the
dishonour
of
this
day
doth
both
much
swarue
and
abhorre
from
Christian
religion
,
and
doth
without
doubt
procure
the
perill
of
soules
to
the
violaters
thereof
;
And
with
that
of
the
Councell
of
Burges
,
an.
1582.
apud
Bachellum
Decreta
Ecclesiae
Gall.
l.
4.
Tit.
7.
c.
21.
Allthough
Lords
dayes
and
holy
dayes
are
instituted
only
for
this
purpose
,
that
faithfull
Christians
abstaining
from
externall
and
gainfull
works
,
might
more
freely
and
with
greater
piety
give
themselves
to
divine
worship
,
and
to
the
meditation
of
the
infinite
benefits
of
Gods
goodnesse
towards
mankinde
,
and
so
being
WHOLLY
taken
up
with
the
wholsome
duties
of
religion
,
should
diligently
beware
as
Ignatius
admonisheth
the
Philippians
,
that
they
should
not
abuse
holy
dayes
with
any
disgrace
or
injuries
,
yet
notwithstanding
in
our
times
,
it
preposterously
and
usually
comes
to
passe
,
that
both
solemne
and
religious
dayes
are
not
only
spent
in
transacting
,
unlawfull
and
secular
businesse
,
but
likewise
in
luxury
,
lasciviousnesse
,
prohibited
sports
and
pastimes
Revells
,
and
the
exercising
of
other
wickednesses
,
whereupon
it
is
not
to
be
doubted
,
that
for
the
greatest
part
,
so
many
calamities
wherewith
we
are
so
long
since
consumed
are
justly
inflicted
on
us
by
God
,
who
is
incensed
against
us
by
so
great
wickednes
.
To
appease
whose
present
anger
and
likewise
to
avert
his
greater
indignation
hanging
over
our
heads
:
we
command
all
Parish
Priests
of
our
Province
,
that
they
frequently
and
seriously
admonish
the
people
,
that
on
Lords
dayes
they
not
only
keepe
themselves
from
all
prohibited
works
,
but
likewise
that
they
be
ex
animo
cordially
and
religiously
,
present
at
all
sacred
misteries
of
the
Church
,
and
at
the
preaching
of
Gods
word
,
and
that
they
pretermit
not
the
works
of
piety
in
releiving
the
poore
,
comforting
the
afflicted
,
and
in
doing
other
pious
things
,
wherein
Christian
profession
and
charity
do
most
of
all
shine
forth
.
And
we
exhort
all
Magistrates
according
to
their
and
our
duety
,
as
farre
as
possibly
we
may
,
that
they
would
take
care
,
that
those
holy
and
solemne
dayes
should
be
holily
and
piously
celebrated
,
this
being
principally
in
their
power
,
and
belonging
to
their
charge
.
Neither
verily
can
any
manner
of
Governing
the
common
wealth
,
be
better
or
more
praise
worthy
then
that
which
gives
the
first
place
and
care
to
divine
worship
and
religion
.
FINIS
.
Christian
Reader
,
as
these
examples
have
beene
displaced
,
so
one
of
William
Noy
,
that
great
Gamaliel
of
the
Law
,
his
Majesties
late
Aturney
generall
,
as
he
had
a
great
hand
in
compiling
and
republishing
the
late
Declaration
for
pastimes
on
the
Lords
day
(
thrust
out
by
his
,
and
a
great
Prelates
practise
,
to
thwart
Iudge
Richardsons
good
order
for
the
suppressing
of
Wakes
and
Revels
in
Somersetshire
,
and
the
Iustices
of
that
Shires
Petition
to
his
Majesty
for
the
continuance
of
it
,
and
to
make
way
for
a
Starchamber
censure
against
Mr.
Prynne
)
so
he
eagerly
persecuted
this
wel-deserving
Gentleman
of
his
own
Profession
and
Society
,
(
to
whom
he
was
formerly
a
friend
in
appearance
,
but
an
inveterate
enemy
in
truth
)
for
his
Histrio-Mastix
,
compiled
onely
out
of
the
words
and
sentences
of
other
approved
Authors
of
all
sorts
,
against
the
use
and
exercise
of
Stage-plaies
,
Enterludes
,
Morisdances
,
Maygames
,
May-poles
,
Wakes
,
lascivious
mixt
Dancing
,
and
other
Ethnick
pastimes
,
condemned
in
all
ages
,
without
any
thought
or
suspition
of
giving
the
least
offence
,
either
to
the
Kings
most
excellent
Majesty
,
the
Queene
,
or
State
,
as
he
averred
in
his
Answer
upon
Oath
.
And
although
this
book
was
written
4.
yeares
,
licensed
almost
three
,
printed
fully
off
a
quarter
of
a
yeare
,
and
published
6.
weekes
before
the
Queenes
Majesties
[
*
](A17298-e4500-b)
*
One
of
the
actors
wherof
and
hee
who
first
shewed
his
Booke
to
the
King
within
few
moneths
after
came
to
bee
his
fellow
prisoners
in
the
Tower
for
a
reall
comentary
on
his
misapplyed
text
Pastorall
,
against
which
it
was
falsely
voiced
to
have
beene
principally
written
;
diligently
perused
and
licensed
by
Mr.
Thomas
Buckner
the
then
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
his
Chaplaine
,
both
before
and
after
it
came
from
the
Presse
,
entred
in
the
Stationers
Hall
under
the
Wardens
hand
,
printed
publikely
in
three
authorized
Printing-houses
,
without
the
least
controll
,
and
published
by
the
said
Licensers
direction
,
who
would
have
nothing
new-printed
in
it
,
as
appeared
upon
oath
at
the
hearing
:
and
although
Mr.
Noy
himselfe
(
to
whom
he
presented
one
of
the
Bookes
)
upon
the
first
reading
of
it
,
commended
it
,
thanked
him
for
it
,
oft
affirmed
that
he
saw
no
hurt
in
it
,
and
at
the
hearing
confessed
,
that
the
worst
and
most
dangerous
phrase
and
passage
in
it
,
might
have
a
good
and
faire
construction
,
and
Schollers
would
all
take
it
in
a
good
sence
;
yet
he
handled
the
matter
so
(
by
[
*
](A17298-e4560-b)
*
The
Iudge
who
upon
his
reference
suppressed
these
exhibits
contrary
to
law
&
promise
to
the
Gentleman
,
was
himselfe
not
long
after
unexpectedly
thrust
out
of
his
place
before
he
knew
of
it
.
suppressing
the
Gentlemans
exhibits
and
defence
,
wresting
his
words
and
meaning
,
refusing
to
discover
the
particulars
of
the
booke
on
which
he
would
insist
,
though
ordered
so
to
doe
by
the
Court
,
it
being
else
impossible
to
instruct
Counsell
how
to
make
a
reply
,
and
by
tampering
under
hand
with
some
of
his
Counsell
by
no
meanes
to
make
any
justification
or
defence
to
cleare
his
innocency
though
the
party
earnestly
intreated
,
and
gave
them
instructions
to
the
contrary
)
that
the
poore
Gentleman
at
last
received
the
heaviest
[
y
](A17298-e4570-b)
y
The
great
Lord
that
began
this
censure
lost
his
Lady
in
childb●d
some
three
dayes
after
,
who
much
grieved
at
this
sentence
and
blamed
him
for
it
.
Which
Lord
riding
the
last
Christ-tide
into
the
Country
to
keepe
his
Christmas
on
the
Lords
day
,
his
Coach
and
honor
in
the
plaine
street
at
Brainford
were
both
overturned
and
laid
in
the
dirt
,
himselfe
sore
bruised
,
and
thereupon
forced
to
keepe
his
chamber
a
good
space
,
there
being
some
doubt
of
his
recovery
for
a
time
.
censure
that
this
latter
age
hath
knowne
,
all
circumstances
considered
,
being
expelled
the
Vniversity
of
Oxford
and
Lincolnes
Inne
,
thrust
from
his
profession
in
which
hee
never
offended
,
fined
5000.
pound
to
the
King
,
ordered
to
stand
on
two
severall
Pillories
,
and
there
to
lose
both
his
eares
,
his
bookes
to
be
there
burned
before
him
,
and
to
suffer
imprisonment
during
life
besides
.
Which
Sentence
thought
by
most
that
heard
the
cause
to
bee
meant
only
in
terrorem
,
without
any
intention
at
al
of
execution
,
being
respited
for
above
three
moneths
space
,
and
in
a
manner
remitted
by
the
Queenes
most
gracious
mediation
;
was
yet
by
this
Atturnies
and
a
great
Prelates
importunity
,
beyond
all
expectation
suddenly
and
severely
executed
,
without
any
the
least
mitigation
,
few
of
the
Lords
so
much
as
knowing
of
it
.
The
Gentleman
hereupon
is
set
on
the
Pillory
at
Westminster
and
there
lost
an
eare
;
Mr.
Noy
like
a
joyfull
Spectator
laughes
at
his
sufferings
,
and
this
his
great
exploit
he
had
brought
to
passe
,
which
divers
there
present
observed
and
condemned
in
him
.
The
Gentleman
like
an
harmelesse
Lambe
tooke
all
with
such
patience
,
that
hee
not
so
much
as
once
opened
his
mouth
to
let
fall
any
one
word
of
discontent
.
Yet
that
just
God
and
Soveraigne
Lord
of
heaven
and
earth
,
[
z
](A17298-e4640-b)
z
Psal.
10.
14.
Who
beholdeth
mischiefe
and
spite
to
requite
it
with
his
hand
,
and
avengeth
the
innocent
bloud
of
his
servants
,
took
this
his
mirth
and
malice
so
hainously
,
that
the
same
day
(
as
some
about
him
,
and
of
his
owne
society
reported
)
he
who
thus
shed
his
brothers
and
companions
bloud
,
by
the
just
hand
of
God
fell
a
voyding
and
pissing
out
his
owne
:
which
so
amazed
him
,
that
he
used
all
meanes
he
could
to
smother
it
from
the
world
,
charging
his
Laundres
,
and
those
about
him
,
not
to
speake
of
it
,
refusing
to
acquaint
his
Physicians
with
it
:
hereupon
hee
growes
very
palid
and
ill
,
the
Physicians
wonder
at
it
;
he
complaines
to
them
onely
of
the
gravell
and
stone
in
his
kidnies
,
till
at
last
he
grew
so
ill
with
this
divine
stroke
,
that
he
was
forced
to
disclose
his
griefe
to
them
,
yet
so
as
they
must
faithfully
promise
to
disclose
it
to
no
man
,
for
feare
people
should
say
it
were
a
just
judgement
of
God
on
him
for
shedding
Mr.
Prynnes
blood
:
But
God
would
not
have
this
secret
long
concealed
;
his
Laundres
,
men
,
&
some
Gentlemen
of
his
society
discover
and
talke
of
it
:
he
much
vexed
in
mind
,
in
stead
of
repenting
of
what
he
had
done
,
and
seeking
to
right
the
party
wronged
for
his
irreparable
dammage
,
like
a
Hart
or
Beast
once
mortally
wounded
,
proceeds
on
in
his
former
fury
,
seeks
to
bring
the
poore
distressed
Gentleman
into
fresh
trouble
&
a
further
censure
,
brings
him
Oretenus
,
into
the
Starchamber
,
reviles
him
with
all
maner
of
uncivell
words
,
moves
to
have
him
close
prisoner
among
the
rogues
in
Newgate
,
sels
his
Chamber
as
forfeited
to
the
House
by
his
expulsion
,
seiseth
his
books
:
and
when
as
the
Court
would
not
grant
his
unreasonable
malitious
motion
,
above
5.
weeks
after
in
the
long
vacation
,
when
most
of
the
Lords
were
gone
,
and
his
Majesty
in
his
progresse
,
drawes
up
an
order
of
his
own
making
in
Starchamber
for
the
Gentlemans
close
imprisonment
(
the
last
order
he
ever
made
)
caused
the
register
to
enter
it
,
and
sends
it
to
the
Tower
to
be
executed
the
same
day
he
went
to
Tunbridge
waters
,
without
the
Lords
or
Courts
privity
.
The
day
following
drinking
of
those
waters
he
was
in
miserable
torture
,
in
so
much
that
most
dispaired
of
his
life
,
and
some
reported
he
was
dead
:
and
hearing
there
,
that
his
disease
of
voyding
bloud
was
then
publikely
known
and
talked
of
in
London
,
he
was
so
vexed
at
it
,
that
hee
fell
out
with
his
Physicians
and
servants
,
rayling
on
them
like
a
frantick
man
,
as
if
they
had
betrayed
him
,
and
disclosed
his
secrets
;
Yea
it
so
fretted
and
gnawed
his
heart
&
conscience
,
that
it
made
his
very
heart
&
intrails
to
perish
:
and
about
a
fortnight
after
brought
him
to
his
end
.
Being
opened
after
his
death
,
ther
was
not
a
drop
of
bloud
found
in
his
body
,
for
he
had
voided
al
out
before
,
his
false
malicious
hard
heart
with
inward
fretting
&
vexing
was
so
consumed
&
shrinked
up
,
that
it
was
like
an
old
rotten
leather
purse
or
meere
scurfe
,
the
Physicians
never
seeing
the
like
before
,
his
flesh
and
kidnies
were
as
black
as
an
hat
,
his
intrails
(
except
his
lungs
onely
)
all
putred
;
and
his
carkas
a
miserable
spectacle
,
but
no
stone
that
could
trouble
him
was
found
about
him
:
his
funerall
according
to
his
desire
was
so
private
,
that
there
were
hardly
Gentlemen
enough
to
carry
him
to
his
grave
,
but
that
some
came
in
by
accident
.
His
clients
the
Players
,
for
whom
he
had
done
knight-service
,
to
requite
his
kindnes
,
the
next
Terme
following
make
him
the
subject
of
a
merry
Comedy
,
stiled
;
A
Projector
lately
dead
;
wherein
they
bring
him
in
his
Lawyers
robes
upon
the
Stage
,
and
openly
dissecting
him
,
find
100.
Proclamations
in
his
head
,
a
bundle
of
old
motheaten
records
in
his
maw
,
halfe
a
barrell
of
new
white
sope
in
his
belly
,
which
made
him
to
scoure
so
much
,
and
yet
,
say
they
,
he
is
still
very
black
&
foule
within
.
And
as
if
this
voiding
of
all
his
owne
blood
,
&
publike
disgrace
on
the
Stage
were
not
sufficient
to
expiate
the
wronged
Gentlemans
bloud
&
infamy
:
himselfe
in
his
last
will
layes
a
brand
on
his
owne
son
and
heire
:
bequeathing
all
his
goods
and
lands
not
therein
given
to
others
,
to
Edward
his
eldest
son
to
be
scattered
and
spent
,
nec
de
eo
melius
speravi
:
enough
to
make
a
dutifull
child
turne
unthrift
,
&
a
signe
of
a
dispayring
man
.
Which
son
of
his
upon
his
own
challenge
&
rashnes
hath
since
beene
slaine
in
a
duell
in
France
by
Captaine
Byron
,
who
escaped
scotfree
and
had
his
pardon
.
Thus
hath
God
punished
bloud
with
bloud
:
thus
hath
he
dealt
with
one
of
the
chiefe
occasioners
of
this
[
*
](A17298-e4740-b)
*
The
occasion
of
most
of
these
tragicall
examples
.
Declaration
,
&
burner
of
that
book
,
which
learnedly
manifested
the
unlawfulnes
of
the
severall
sports
and
pastimes
countenanced
in
it
,
especially
on
the
Lords
own
sacred
day
out
of
old
and
new
Writers
of
all
sorts
,
&
specified
divers
judgements
of
God
upon
the
authors
,
actors
,
&
spectators
of
them
,
not
unworthy
consideration
in
these
sable
times
of
plagues
and
judgements
.
O
consider
this
&
all
other
the
foregoing
examples
,
ye
impious
Prelates
,
that
so
far
forget
the
Lord
,
as
still
to
silence
,
excommunicate
&
persecute
godly
Ministers
for
not
reading
this
Declaration
(
though
there
be
no
Canon
,
Statute
,
Law
or
Precept
extant
that
requires
it
)
to
the
ruine
,
not
so
much
of
them
,
as
their
poore
innocent
peoples
soules
:
ye
that
in
these
dolefull
daies
of
Plague
and
pestilence
suppresse
,
neglect
all
publike
fasting
,
preaching
and
praying
,
which
now
if
ever
should
be
cried
up
&
practised
,
and
in
stead
thereof
give
your selves
over
to
[
*
](A17298-e4750-b)
*
Neh.
13.
17.
18.
dancing
,
feasting
,
playing
,
[
*
](A17298-e4770-b)
*
Bishops
saith
Augustine
Cont.
Btil
.
l.
3.
c.
6.
)
were
all
wont
vaine
dances
to
reprove
,
But
now
they
are
so
farre
from
it
,
that
they
to
dance
doe
love
.
Thomas
Lovel
his
Dialogue
.
Witnes
their
late
Oxford
pro
phane
plaies
and
dances
.
Sabbath
breaking
,
to
draw
downe
more
wrath
and
plagues
upon
us
.
You
who
oppresse
&
maliciously
persecute
godly
men
,
for
crossing
you
in
your
delights
of
sin
,
lest
ye
now
perish
as
these
have
done
,
&
so
much
the
rather
,
because
you
have
al
these
presidents
to
admonish
you
,
and
yet
will
not
be
warned
.
Well
,
if
you
will
not
be
admonished
but
proceed
as
you
have
done
,
if
you
perish
,
thanke
your selves
;
I
can
say
no
more
to
you
but
this
:
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*
Virgil.
Discite
justitiam
moniti
&
non
temnere
divos
.
Courteous
Reader
,
I
pray
correct
with
thy
pen
these
mistakes
and
omissions
of
the
Printers
,
ere
thou
read
the
Books
,
Errata
and
Omissions
.
In
the
Title
page
,
l.
17.
r.
inchoat
.
l
18.
r.
cansummat
In
the
Epistle
,
p.
2.
l.
3.
for
with
.
r.
as
l.
15.
r.
hapning
.
p.
3.
l.
4.
r.
so
audaciously
.
l.
24.
f.
sins
,
r.
sinewes
.
l.
27.
f.
hath
,
r.
have
.
l.
31
r.
In
Petrus
Blesensis
.
p
4.
●
.
29.
r.
pointes
.
p
5.
l.
13.
r.
and
such
p.
8.
l.
31.
f.
were
as
,
r.
as
were
In
the
examples
,
p.
11.
Exam.
5.
l.
8
were
all
drowned
:
adde
this
omission
:
as
some
letters
report
:
Others
say
they
were
onely
in
great
danger
of
drowning
,
a
spring
tide
breaking
the
Ice
,
but
with
much
labourwer
at
last
saved
after
2.
or
3.
houres
space
by
the
helpe
of
hotes
.
p.
15
l.
13.
f.
reare
,
r
reare
p.
28.
l.
1.
f.
1634
r.
1636
l.
2.
r.
Parish
of
S.
Giles
p.
32.
l.
1.
f.
now
,
r.
enough
.
l
6.
r.
Dr.
H.
l.
11.
f.
invention
,
r.
inundation
.
l.
23.
f.
to
,
r.
of
.
p.
33.
l.
19.
f.
defining
,
r.
defying
.
p.
38.
l.
31.
prophanesse
,
r.
prophaners
.
p.
39.
l
1.
had
,
r.
hath
.
l.
18.
come
,
r.
rowe
.
p.
40
l.
30.
this
,
r.
his
.
l.
32.
none
.
r.
any
.
p.
41.
l.
20.
r.
Bochellum
.
p.
36
,
in
the
marg.
r.
Beluacensis
.
Psal.
119.
120.
My
flesh
trembleth
for
feare
of
thee
,
and
I
am
afraid
of
thy
Iudgements
.
Levit.
26.
27.
28.
And
if
ye
will
not
for
all
this
hearken
unto
me
,
but
walke
contray
unto
me
:
Then
I
will
walke
contrary
unto
you
also
in
fury
,
and
I
,
even
I
will
chastise
you
seven
times
more
for
you
sinnes
.
An
advertisement
to
the
Reader
,
COVRTEOVS
READER
.
Be
pleased
to
understand
,
that
thorow
some
oversight
at
the
presse
,
the
foregoing
Examples
are
not
orderly
placed
.
Indeed
it
was
the
authors
minde
that
they
should
have
beene
otherwise
to
wit
,
1.
2.
3.
and
so
all
the
rest
,
in
order
one
after
another
,
as
they
are
numbred
in
the
booke
,
and
to
this
end
gave
direction
,
but
the
same
was
not
considered
of
these
who
where
imployed
for
the
printing
,
untill
it
was
to
late
.
Now
this
we
thought
good
to
certifie
thee
of
,
that
so
the
mistake
may
be
imputed
,
to
the
parties
deserving
it
,
and
not
to
the
Author
,
who
it
blamelesse
herein
.
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